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Judy Evans @JudyEv (382259) • Rockingham, Australia 14 Apr

I found a new word – gubernatorial, which means relating to a governor, particular from the USA. I read the word in an article about Democratic Representative Eric Swalwell of California. Following multiple sexual assault...

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gubernatorial

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Love to learn new words

Ghost Writer @Writingghost (5196) • United States 25 Mar 20

I really do love to learn new words. Many of the words that I learn are very old words that are simply new to me. Others are new words that have been coined because of changing times. Either way, I love to learn them and try and...

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wordsmith

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Here is what I think ....

Jessica @WackyDecor (306) • United States 6 Dec 19

I like creating new words and here is what I have in my mind now. Those who are harboring hate and prejudice can't see anything beyond a curtain. Do you have new words you want to let me know? I love having inspirational...

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inspirational words

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What's the meaning of "yobbishness"?

Margarita @Meramar (2695) 9 Feb 19

One of the books I am studying now is called "British Civilization, an introduction" by John Oakland. It's not only the content, which is new to me. Also many new words I have to study, as the book is written in English. To find...

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Inkwell

DianneN @DianneN (254926) • United States 29 Nov 16

In six short days, my little Inkwell will be returning to his daddy's house until we get him again upon our return from wintering in Florida in April. I miss him already. I've been trying to prepare him for both our...

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Mylot Is Improving My English

jaishankar @else34 (13515) • New Delhi, India 15 Mar 16

With every passing day my knowledge of English is being improved with the help of Mylot. Some of the new words and expressions I learned here today are 'flunked','give someone the creeps','hearken back','no brainer','worn to a...

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So you want an original discussion

p1kef1sh @p1kef1sh (45681) 26 Jul 12

In her discussion my friend suggested that there were no original discussions here these days. Finding something truly original is not that difficult, but it may of course push us into a niche where others feel that they are...

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Online Dictionary

llsling @llsling (331) • China 21 Apr 11

The other day I found a site where I can look up millions of new words and new definitions . But they are all posted by the users and you can rate 'em as well ,it's quite great for picking up some slangs and new made-up words ....

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OMG! FYI, LOL , heart symbol already in dictionary!..What's next?..ROFL

sweet_pea @sweet_pea (3322) • Philippines 6 Apr 11

Hey guys, heard about the news that the Oxford dictionary added text shortcuts and the heart symbol (heart) to their on-line list of definitions? http://www.oed.com/public/latest/latest-update/ With the onset of internet and...

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shakespeare

snm7520 @snm7520 (263) • India 18 Feb 11

i came to know that the word assassination and bump were created by Shakespeare is there any other writers who ha contributed some new words to English or is it restricted with Shakespeare alone?

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shakespeare

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learning new words

savypat @savypat (20216) • United States 10 Feb 11

Do you like to learn new words? Look them up and maybe even use them in a conversation? Well here's a word I came accross in a book I was reading about railroads. Flibbertigibbets. Enjoy and try to tell me how to say it.

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play scrabble~

uchihaseymour @uchihaseymour (1025) • American Samoa 20 Oct 10

sometimes the board game: scrabble is too tricky~ imagine there are many two-letter words?! how come it is acceptable in the game! hehe~ also, if you play scrabble versus an A.I. [computer / artificial intelligence] in a...

Do You Care About Words?

eurekafemme @eurekafemme (5874) • Philippines 3 Jul 10

Happy weekend everyone! I love to discover new things even I'm no longer attending school. Each day is an opportunity for me to learn. And here's what I'm going gaga over right now: W O R D S! I love to add new words to my...

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What new words did you learn from the World Cup 2010?

SydneyHazelton @SydneyHazelton (4586) • Singapore 19 Jun 10

It's pretty amazing how our vocabulary expands. With the World Cup fever, there were even opportunities for us to learn new words. These are some of the words I could think of and their meanings. South Africa national...

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chat lingoes

neo2311 @neo2311 (40) • India 8 Jun 10

hi friends i m sure that every one gets time to chat with their dear ones , often after chatting after a long time when u get back to chat u get to know chat lingoes which r completely new n u don't want to sound a uncool by...

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Seeing new words & not know the meanings.

ANTIQUELADY @ANTIQUELADY (36440) • United States 21 Apr 10

I have never claimed to be an intelligent person but nowadays just on mylot i see words that i have no idea what they mean. I always research them but sometimes i don't get the full meaning to satisfy me. Yesterday a friend of...

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Neologisms are growing in today's world.

nykel88 @nykel88 (999) • Philippines 20 Feb 10

Its almost the habit of everyone here in my province. For those who don't what Neologism it is a formation of new word, a phrase or a meaning. I find it hard to get correct pronouncing of words and also spelling of words due to...

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Made up words that might just catch on! Some of them can sound so credible too.

James72 @James72 (26790) • Australia 18 Jun 09

Have you ever typed a word that looked like the real deal and then realised that it doesn't even exist? I've done this many times before myself and thanks to functions within spell check, I can even right click and add it to my...

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New words

loudcry @loudcry (1043) • India 7 Oct 08

Schadenfreude- deriving pleasure from others suffering.It is a loanword taken from the language of German. A loanword is a word which is borrowed from another language with little or no alteration. On the other hand a claque is...

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Happy!

lilybug @lilybug (21107) • United States 29 Aug 08

My 19 month olds new word for the week is HAPPY. Last week it was CUTE. In between she has learned RED, GREEN, PINK, BLUE, and WHITE. She will count with me 1 through 10. Earlier today in the car she saw some cows in the pasture...

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talking

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