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'''Grant Barrett''' (born 1970) is an American [[lexicography|lexicographer]], specializing in slang, jargon and new usage. He is also co-host and co-producer of the nationwide public radio show ''[[A Way With Words]],'' author of ''Perfect English Grammar'' (Zephyros Press, 2016, {{ISBN|978-1623157142}}), and editor of the ''Official Dictionary of Unofficial English'' (McGraw-Hill, 2006, {{ISBN|0-07-145804-2}}), the ''Oxford Dictionary of American Political Slang'' (Oxford University Press, 2004, {{ISBN|0-19-517685-5}}), and the award-winning web site [[Double-Tongued Dictionary]]. He is also the vice president of communications and technology for the [[American Dialect Society]], a former member of the editorial review board for the academic journal [[American Speech]], former editor of the journal's "Among the New Words" column, and a founder of the online dictionary [[Wordnik]].