The OEDILF Project Leaves Home

The Oxford English Dictionary In Limerick Form (OEDILF) has left the Wordcraft nest. The fledgling project need no longer tweak the beaks nor fluff the feathers of its hatchling home.

The limerick database is almost ready to face the ravages of the wicked web. We'll be spending some more time testing it this week, and with luck, gradually introducing the 40-odd current authors (take that how you like) to the limerick workshop. If you'd like to contribute a limerick or two (or a few hundred), the OEDILF forum is ready for new members. Have at it!

When I first heard about Chris Strolin's idea, I wondered how the OED establishment would feel about such a frivolous project. It gave me hope for humanity to find that the Oxford English Dictionary people (at Oxford University Press) were "intrigued and delighted to hear about our ambitious project".

I hope we can make the OEDILF as amusing as the OED is informative.