Oxford English Dictionary 'will not be printed again'

[TheGreatElvenWarrior]

Originally Posted by LadyBrooke

Exactly I still files on my computer from when I was in Middle School of essays and stories and while some of them are very embarrassing, I rarely delete anything. They are the background to my current writings (and to some extent my political ideals.)

I think that all pack rats keep things like that. I have drafts and drafts of different things that I have done for school that are written out by hand. There were a lot of things that I stuffed in a drawer in my desk and at one time I couldn't even open it any more because it was so full. Though I like writing, and I like it even more now that I own a fountain pen. Of course, I don't just keep around papers that I've written on, I also horde things like cardboard boxes and envelopes and old, empty bags of sweets.

The thing is that no matter what happens and how far technology expands and grows, there are always going to be people who like writing things out by hand and there are those who want to keep around every little document.

Besides, what happens when all computers crash and all of that saved data is erased?