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Are new words the refugees of the English language?

May 24, 2016March 21, 2018 ~ Elizabeth Quinn ~ Leave a comment

Recombobulation and incentivize —#turnthemback or #letthemstay?

wordsSesquipedalian is one of my favourite words. I also love onomatopoeia which is sesquipedalian, as well as couth which is not. Terpsichorean is new to my top ten, jostling for space up there with tartle. And yes, I am a logophile.

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