Kory Stamper

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Kory Stamper
Alma materSmith College
Occupation(s)Lexicographer, editor
Notable workWord by Word: The Secret Life of Dictionaries (2017)
WebsiteHarmlessdrudgery.com

Kory Stamper is a lexicographer and former associate editor for the Merriam-Webster family of dictionaries. She is the author of Word by Word: The Secret Life of Dictionaries (Pantheon, 2017).

Early life

Stamper grew up in

Icelandic family sagas of the 13th and 14th centuries. She says, "I loved the style, the rhythm. They're very bleak, but they have this black humor."[1]

Career

Stamper worked in a college development office before applying for an editorial assistant position with Merriam-Webster in 1998.[1] She left Merriam-Webster after working there for nearly 20 years.[2] She was associate editor at Merriam-Webster for more than ten years.[3] As of 2019, Stamper worked freelance with Cambridge University Press.[4]

In addition to her editorial duties, she presented many of Merriam-Webster's "Ask the Editor" videos,

F-bomb" into the dictionary.[1]

Stamper also provides lexicographical and language-related commentary for various media outlets including the Chicago Tribune[9][10][11][12][13][14] and has written on other, non-language-related topics.[15]

External videos
video icon Presentation by Stamper on Word by Word, March 22, 2018, C-SPAN

Stamper's first book, Word by Word: The Secret Life of Dictionaries, was released by Pantheon in March 2017.[16][17][18]

Stamper appears in all six episodes of the 2021 Netflix series History of Swear Words,[19] providing commentary on the linguistic histories of various obscenities. The Hollywood Reporter described Stamper as "probably the breakout among the expert talking heads".[20]

Personal life

Stamper is married with two children. She lives in Collingswood, New Jersey.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Rubin, Daniel (August 23, 2012). "Daniel Rubin: The editor who dropped an F-bomb on Merriam-Webster". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  2. ^ Stamper, Kory (19 September 2011). "Who?". harm·less drudg·ery. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
  3. ^ Pfarrer, Steve (July 20, 2017). "The secret life of dictionaries: Kory Stamper on her new book 'Word by Word'". Daily Hampshire Gazette. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
  4. ^ Stamper, Kory (December 4, 2019). "Interview with an Editor: Kory Stamper". ACES: The Society for Editing. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
  5. ^ "Merriam-Webster - Ask the Editor". Retrieved 2012-06-05.
  6. ^ "English: The mongrel language". Chicago Tribune. 4 April 2012. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 2012-06-05.
  7. ^ "Kory Stamper Plenary Speaker Illinois Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages 2012 convention". Archived from the original on 2012-04-23. Retrieved 2012-06-05.
  8. ^ "Examples of Stamper providing expert advice to public".[permanent dead link]
  9. ^ "Chicago Tribune". Chicago Tribune. 15 February 2012. Retrieved 2012-06-06.
  10. ^ Stevens, Heidi (February 15, 2012). "Word crushes". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2017-06-01.
  11. ^ "Chicago Tribune". 14 March 2012. Retrieved 2012-06-06.
  12. ^ "Chicago Tribune". 9 May 2012. Retrieved 2012-06-06.
  13. ^ "Chicago Tribune". 9 May 2012. Retrieved 2012-06-06.
  14. ^ "Columbia News Service article published in the Chicago Tribune". 29 March 2006. Retrieved 2012-06-06.
  15. ^ "Alma Mater - an article published in www.brainchildmag.com an online parenting magazine". Archived from the original on August 24, 2011. Retrieved 2012-06-05.
  16. ^ Garber, Megan. "The Case Against the Grammar Scolds". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2017-06-01.
  17. ISSN 0362-4331
    . Retrieved 2017-06-01.
  18. ^ "Nonfiction Book Review: Word by Word: The Secret Life of Dictionaries by Kory Stamper". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2017-06-01.
  19. ^ History of Swear Words (Documentary, Comedy), Nikki Glaser, London Hughes, Elvis Mitchell, Melissa Mohr, B17 Entertainment, Funny or Die, 2021-01-05, retrieved 2021-01-24{{citation}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  20. ^ "'History of Swear Words' Review". The Hollywood Reporter. 2021-01-05. Retrieved 2021-01-24.

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