And a collective shudder...

...just ran the entire length and breadth of the global print media industry...

-- TORONTO -- The entire staff of the Canadian Oxford Dictionary has been laid off because of declining sales. Katherine Barber, the full-time editor of the dictionary, is among those who have been let go.

David Stover, president of the Canadian company, says sales of all print dictionaries have declined in recent years. He says an abundance of free Internet dictionaries mean fewer people are using print versions.

As Kate has been wont to say of late... "Waiting for the asteroid..."

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