??? . . .is not an English word- -it's British??? Geez I thought they spoke English in Britain.
Surprising words not accepted
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I find it more puzzling that "IRREMEDIABLENESS" is accepted while "REMEDIABLENESS" isn't, although both "remediable" and "irremediable" are fine. That happens sometimes with other prefixes as well. Sometimes the plural works when the singular doesn't, and there's no logical explanation.Comment
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Sorry, should have clarified--easings is not an "American English" word but rather exclusively British.
Twoer has nothing to do with numbers--it's a type of marble.
Best,
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This really surprised me: PREPEND is not accepted. It's in several online dictionaries, usually meaning to add something to the beginning of something else. However, Merriam-Webster defines it as "consider" or "premeditate". And https://www.pcmag.com/encyclopedia/term/prepend says "Although it sounds correct, prepend is not an English word.", and that the correct word is "prefix". But I think that "prefix" is rarely used as a verb, and that "prepend" is more common.Comment
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I'm surprised by some words that ARE accepted--NUDER for example. Once one is NUDE, how can one get any NUDER??? I find it quite amusing.Comment
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Love your cute frog avatar, BTW.Comment
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my dog wouldn't dare
In Australia, to snavel something means to grab or get. It doesn't mean to steal or pickpocket here.
Thank you
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