<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">The print editions as they exist on reference shelves all over the world will still be<div>there. They just won't be the latest tweaking nor will they contain the latest "words"</div><div>as of whatever the cut-off date would have been. Print was always out of date.</div><div><br></div><div>Considering that OED took decades to produce, the idea that there won't be a printed</div><div>new 2010 plus edition is not so tough to take. As long s Oxford continues to pour money in and</div><div>libraries subscribe to the online edition or cd-rom or whatever is offered, the reference needs are met.</div><div><br></div><div>Johnnae</div><div><br><div><div>On Aug 31, 2010, at 4:34 PM, Nancy Shapiro wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div>I don't know about you folks but I want both available. (Especially since I finally _do_ need the magnifying glass for my 2 volume reduced font version.)</div> <div> </div> <div>Ki-lin</div><div class="gmail_quote"><br><br> This came across another list:<br><br>> <a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/europe/oxford-english-dictionary-may-soon-only-be-available-online/article1689097/" target="_blank">http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/europe/oxford-english-dictionary-may-soon-only-be-available-online/article1689097/</a><br></div></blockquote></div><br></div></body></html>