Who We Are
Dave Wilton
Dave Wilton is an independent researcher in historical linguistics, etymology, and slang origins. He is the author of Word Myths: Debunking Linguistic Urban Legends (Oxford Univ. Press, 2004). He is also the author of two recent articles in Verbatim magazine: A Hoagie By Any Other Name, on the various names for the sandwich (XXVIII/3, Autumn 2003) and Journo�s Boffo Lingo: The Slang of Daily Variety (XXX/1, Spring 2005).
Dave has an M.A. from George Washington University in National Security Policy Studies and a B.A. from Lafayette College in Government & Law. Based in Emeryville, California, he pays the bills by working as a product manager for NVIDIA, the computer chip maker. Past experience includes service in the US Army and work as a defense contractor and arms control negotiator.
Dexter
Dexter is the staff assistant here at Wordorigins.org. His duties include reception and greeting of visitors, multiple daily perambulations, pursuit of delivery persons, mastication of assorted objects, and olfactory investigations.
Dexter holds a diploma in Basic Obedience from the Berkeley-East Bay Humane Society.
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Is that a Vizsla? We just got a Vizsla puppy. Love her!
No, Dexter is a beagle mix. He has distinctive coloring for a beagle but he is all scent hound.