Take the following as truth: In part, that is attributable to the designation of his correspondents, who keep him informed on language that is not within earshot, as the  Lexicographic Irregulars,  an amusing reference the first time or two it was used but now beginning to cloy.
Then the following statement: "The Lexicographic Irregulars were an amusing reference at the beginning." is true, false, or inconclusive?
Answer: True