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Corrections, Clarifications, and Grave Transgressions

Word Matters

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Did You Try to Sneak a Word Into the Oxford Dictionary?

A listener asked if any of us has ever tried to sneak a word into the dictionary. Katerina also asks what kinds of april fools day jokes lexicographers play on each other. Am aman, she do you have a question about the origin, history or meaning of a word? Email us at word matters at m hifen w dot com. I peter sakalowski, join me every day for the word of the day, a brief look at the history and definition of one word. Or wherever you get your pod casts.

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