In her new and self-appointed role as lexicographical activist, Oxford American Dictionary editor Erin McKean is determined to rescue forgotten or undiscovered words that run the risk of becoming obsolete. Her strategy? To foist those words upon respected writers. Her first victim? New Yorker cartoonist Roz Chast. Produced by Julie Subrin.
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