Grant Barrett is an American lexicographer, specializing in slang, jargon and new usage. He is the editor of the "Official Dictionary of Unofficial English" (McGraw-Hill, 2006, ISBN 0071458042) and award-winning web site Double-Tongued Dictionary. In January 2007, he became the new co-host of KPBS radio show "A Way With Words". Wikipedia
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Grant Barrett , editor of the Double-Tongued Dictionary, is an American lexicographer and editor of The Official Dictionary of Unofficial English (May 2006, McGraw-Hill). www.doubletongued.org/index.php/dictionary/guide/
In other words, people like Mr. Barrett, who marvels at a term like "ghetto pass," which refers to street credibility for nonblacks, are in demand. www.word-detective.com/lexicographers.html