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“Shakespeare's World”

Release notes: a big antedating for white lie – and introducing Shakespeare’s world

A new antedating of the expression white lie by almost two centuries, from 1741 to 1567, shows one of the first fruits of Shakespeare’s World, a collaboration between the OED,…

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“Shakespeare's World”

Release notes: a big antedating for white lie – and introducing Shakespeare’s world

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