Verbatim (magazine)

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Verbatim: The Language Quarterly
FrequencyQuarterly
Founder Laurence Urdang
Founded1974
CompanyWord, Inc.
CountryUnited States
Based in Chicago
LanguageEnglish
Website www.verbatimmag.com
ISSN 0162-0932

Verbatim: The Language Quarterly was a literary magazine aimed at reporting language and linguistic issues for non-specialist readers. It was established in 1974. [1] These matters are announced in the magazine's advertised slogan: "Language and linguistics for the layperson since 1974". [2] The founding editor was Laurence Urdang and the final editor was Erin McKean. Verbatim was administered from Chicago, with a British office in Chearsley, Buckinghamshire. Until the end of the 1980s, it was distributed in the United States and Canada by the independent publisher Stein & Day.

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  1. "Verbatim". World Wide Words. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
  2. Verbatim — official website.

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