@wordsmith @grammargirl The AI "boom" makes companies make decisions like this albeit shitty in this case.
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Joe Ortiz (joeo10@mastodon.sdf.org)'s status on Saturday, 13-Apr-2024 10:39:21 JST Joe Ortiz -
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wordsmith ⁂ (wordsmith@writing.exchange)'s status on Saturday, 13-Apr-2024 10:39:22 JST wordsmith ⁂ @grammargirl What..how can they continue to function without...the people that make them exist?
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Mignon Fogarty (grammargirl@zirk.us)'s status on Saturday, 13-Apr-2024 10:39:23 JST Mignon Fogarty Shocking news today that Dictionary.com has laid off all its lexicographers.
I already had a line in next week's podcast about dictionaries being a tough industry, and now it's even more true.
Some great company should hire them all; they're a real dream team
Check out @korystamper, @grantbarrett, John Kelly and more.
They're posting at LinkedIn. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/john-kelly-content_dictionarycom-meanings-definitions-of-activity-7184630769942695936-r6Vr?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop
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