Kory Stamper
Kory Stamper is the author of Word by Word: The Secret Life of Dictionaries and a lexicographer at Merriam-Webster, where she also writes, edits, and appears in the βAsk the Editorβ video series. She blogs regularly on language and lexicography at www.korystamper.com, and her writing has appeared in The Guardian and The New York Times, and on Slate.com.