The Dictionary of American Regional English, a 40-year lexicographical labor of love, will be competed next year, Good reports—with compilers finally making it to Z. The tome, which revels in local disparities, has been a boon not only to word lovers; it helped bring down the Unabomber through his regional word use, and aids doctors in treating diabetes when their patients complain about having “the sugar.” Some examples of our dialectical bounty: