Orin Hargraves Explained
Orin Hargraves (born 1953) is an American lexicographer and writer. His language reference works include Mighty Fine Words and Smashing Expressions: Making Sense of Transatlantic English (Oxford University Press, 2002), Slang Rules!: A Practical Guide for English Learners (Merriam-Webster, 2008), and (with Willard Espy) Words to Rhyme With: A Rhyming Dictionary (2nd edition; Facts on File, 2006). In addition he has contributed definitions and other material to dictionaries and other language reference works issued by Oxford University Press, Cambridge University Press, Longman, Macmillan, HarperCollins, Chambers Harrap, Langenscheidt, Berlitz, Scholastic Corporation, and Merriam-Webster, among others.
Biography
Orin Knight Hargraves was born on September 14, 1953, in Denver, Colorado. He spent most of his childhood in Creede, Colorado, and graduated with honors from the University of Chicago in 1977, concentrating in philosophy, language and literature. He served in the U.S. Peace Corps in Morocco where he taught English in a government lycée. Later he worked in the publishing software industry in Chicago and London. He began his career in lexicography in 1991 in London. He joined the Dictionary Society of North America in 1993 and was elected its vice president/president elect in 2009. He lives in Niwot, Colorado.
Bibliography
As author or editor
- Book: Hargraves, Orin . Slang Rules!: A Practical Guide for English Learners . 2008 . 978-0-87779-682-4 . Merriam-Webster . Springfield, MA . 2.
- Book: Hargraves, Orin . The Big Book of Spelling Tests . 2 . 2007 . 978-1-57912-696-4 . Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers . New York .
- —— (2006–2008) Spell It! study guide for the Scripps National Spelling Bee
- Book: Words to Rhyme With: A Rhyming Dictionary . Hargraves . Orin . 2 . Willard . Espy . 2006 . Facts On File . 978-0-8160-6304-8 .
- Book: New Words . Orin . Hargraves . 2 . 2004 . Oxford . Oxford University Press . 978-0-19-517282-9 .
- 20 . 4 . 10.1017/S0266078404004092 . Hargraves . Orin . 2 . Cucurbits . English Today . October 2004 . 50–54.
- Hargraves . Orin . 2 . Long Distance Lexicography: a View from the Field . Dictionaries: Journal of the Dictionary Society of North America . 137–147 . 25 . 2004 . 10.1353/dic.2004.0000. 145399102 .
- Hargraves . Orin . 2 . Who Owns English? . . June 2003 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101109110954/http://www.orinhargraves.com/who-owns-english . 2010-11-09.
- Book: Hargraves, Orin . 2 . Mighty Fine Words and Smashing Expressions: Making Sense of Transatlantic English . 2002 . Oxford University Press . 978-0-19-515704-8 .
As contributor
- Book: Scholastic Children's Dictionary . 2010 . 978-0-545-21858-0 . Scholastic . New York .
- Book: Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary . 2009 . 978-0-521-87143-3 . Cambridge University Press.
- Book: Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's English Dictionary . 2008 . Merriam-Webster . 978-0-87779-551-3 .
- Book: Cambridge Dictionary of American English . 2008 . Cambridge University Press . 978-0-521-69198-7 .
- Book: Concise Oxford English Dictionary . 2008 . 978-0-19-954841-5 . Soanes . Catherine . Stevenson . Angus . Oxford University Press .
- Book: CollinsCobuild Advanced Dictionary of American English . 2007 . Thomson Learng . 978-1-4240-0363-1 .
- Book: Heinle Picture Dictionary for Children (British English) . 2007 . 978-1-4240-0849-0 . O'Sullivan . Jill Korey . Thomson Heinle .
- Book: The Language Report 5: English on the move, 2003–2007 . 200 . 0-19-923388-8 . Dent . Susie . Oxford University Press .
- Book: The 5-Minute Linguist: Bite Sized Essays on Language and Languages . 2006 . 978-1-84553-199-7 . Rickerson . E. M. . Hilton . Barry . Equinox Pub. .
- Book: Berlitz English Pronunciation Program CD . 2005 . 981-246-709-2.
- Book: Harrap's Spanish and English Dictionary . 2005 . 0-07-144072-0.
- Book: Oxford Dictionary of English . 2005 . 0-19-861057-2.
- Book: Collins-Cobuild English Usage . 2004 . 0-00-716346-0.
- Book: Microsoft Encarta Thesaurus . 2004 . 0-312-98363-8 . Microsoft . Jellis . Susan . Macmillan .
- Book: New Oxford American Dictionary . 2004 . 0-19-517077-6 . McKean . Erin . Oxford University Press, USA .
- Book: Cambridge Dictionary of American Idioms . 2003 . 0-521-53271-X.
- Book: Langenscheidt's Großwörterbuch Muret-Sanders Deutsch-Englisch . 2003 . 3-468-02126-7 . de, en.
- Book: Macmillan English Dictionary for Advanced Learners . 2002 . 0-333-96670-8 . . Palgrave Macmillan UK .
- Book: Oxford Essential Dictionary of the US Military . 2001 . Berkley Books . 0-425-18069-7.
- Book: Merriam-Webster Collegiate Encyclopedia . 2000 . Merriam-Webster . 0-87779-017-5.
- Book: Encarta World English Dictionary . 1999 . 0-312-22222-X . Soukhanov . Anne H. . St. Martin's Press .
- Book: Longman Interactive American Dictionary CD-ROM . 1997 . Longman . 0-582-24795-0.
- Book: Longman Dictionary of English Language and Culture . 1992 . 0-582-23720-3 . Summers . Della . Longman .
References
Other Writing
- Book: Hargraves, Orin . Culture Shock! London: A Survival Guide to Customs and Etiquette . 2006 . 978-0-7614-2500-7 . 2. Marshall Cavendish Editions . Tarrytown, NY.
- Book: Hargraves, Orin . 2 . Culture Shock! Morocco: A Survival Guide to Customs and Etiquette . 2007 . 978-0-7614-2502-1 . Marshall Cavendish Editions . Tarrytown, NY.
- Book: Hargraves, Orin . 2 . Culture Shock!: Chicago at Your Door . 2007 . 978-0-7614-5400-7 . Marshall Cavendish Editions . Tarrytown, NY.