Inside Our Citation Files

<p>Our Springfield office holds a file of 16 million alphabetized scraps of paper, each containing a citation for a word. Some of them are from as far back as the 19th century. Many are written by hand. So... how did we create this bit of living history? It's a long story.</p><p>Hosted by Emily Brewster, Ammon Shea, and Peter Sokolowski.</p><p>Produced in collaboration with New England Public Media.</p><p>Transcript available <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/word-matters-podcast/episode-72-citation-files" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p><br></p><p>Our podcast is sponsored by Betterhelp. To receive 10% off your first month, visit&nbsp;<a href="http://betterhelp.com/matters" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">betterhelp.com/matters</a></p><p>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.</p>