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Lesson11 But Whats a Dictionary For? I . 　 1) the Atlantic. a disappointment, a shock, a calamity, a scandal and a disaster. the New York Times :speeding the deterioration of the language. the Journal of the American Bar Association: deplorable, a flagrant example of lexicographic irresponsibility, a serious blow to the cause of good English. Life :a non-word deluge, monstrous, abominable, a cause for dismay. 　 2)The making of the dictionary involves $ 3.5 million and the efforts of three hundred scholars over a period of twenty-seven years. 　 3)Between the appearance of these two editions,