mr_hippo
Living Legend & Old Fart
From the moment, I started to read I have been fascinated by words - by their meanings, origin, usage and how they have changed over the years and from place to place. One example is 'moggy' which in my home town is a cat but go a few miles away and it means 'mouse'. In my life, I have often been underwhelmed, sometimes overwhelmed but I do not think I have ever been whelmed!
Just been watching a few episodes of the tv programme 'Countdown'; some words that the contestants offer are not accepted. This got me thinking "What is the most used English word that is not in a dictionary?" One quite common word that I cannot find in any dictionary is 'gullible' and I have tried a few spellings of it but cannot find it - I wonder why this is?
Just been watching a few episodes of the tv programme 'Countdown'; some words that the contestants offer are not accepted. This got me thinking "What is the most used English word that is not in a dictionary?" One quite common word that I cannot find in any dictionary is 'gullible' and I have tried a few spellings of it but cannot find it - I wonder why this is?