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In every Webster's dictionary they add a made up word that way they know if someone copies their dictionary. 
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Did you know. In every Webster's dictionary they add a made

264 faves · 16 comments · Dec 19, 2012 6:16pm

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lilmisslittle · 1 decade ago
Damn I can't check
I only have the Oxford's Advances Learner's Dictionary New International Students' Edition
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Jahyvie · 1 decade ago
When I was looking things up about the websters dictionary I saw something about an Oxford Dictionary but I dont know what it was about I just remembered seeing that name
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lilmisslittle · 1 decade ago
I wonder what it said about it's competition, I'm going to check if the websters dictionary name is in the oxford one
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lilmisslittle · 1 decade ago
aw it doesn't have it
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Jahyvie · 1 decade ago
aw omg if I produced a dictionary I would totally add the others dictionary's names and put "peasant" or something lol
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lilmisslittle · 1 decade ago
aw haha, I'd make a dictionary but that would take forever... I'd hate to be the person who corrects them. I wonder if there's any spelling errors in dictionaries
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Jahyvie · 1 decade ago
Oh I know, unless I could just pay someone to do it for me lol. Now I'am wondering about spelling errors to cause like we would never know lol
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lilmisslittle · 1 decade ago
yeah haha, and if we do find one we think it's right because it was in the dictionary
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Jahyvie · 1 decade ago
Exactly! So its just a mystery until someone decides to look up the same words in a bunch of different dictionarys until they find one lol
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BravoSierra · 1 decade ago
that's genius.
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audreyann · 1 decade ago
what that is so awesome
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xnevershoutsalena · 1 decade ago
If that's true....Webster, you sneaky son of a b/tch...
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laurenliveslovely · 1 decade ago
I doubt it, because what if someone looks up the word and uses it in their essay.
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Jahyvie · 1 decade ago
No its true. If soemoen happen to look it up and use it in their essay and then the teacher would ask "Where did you get that word" and the student would continue by showing it to him in the dictionary therefore the word is "real" to the teacher. Ever Webster Dictionary has a new different word and so far I dont believe anyone has found or tried to find the words. But they also add fake mountains and lakes, ect :]
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doctorwhoquotes · 1 decade ago
Where did you hear this? Just wondering because I looked it up and can not find anything relating to this.
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Jahyvie · 1 decade ago
My Language Art teacher told us about it. And I just looked it up to and there are articles about it. In one of the Webster's dictionarys its simply a miss spelling of the word. Also some of the words are real but they are entries from people that wouldnt be in other dictionarys. Also they add fake mountains or places more than they would add a actual fake word. but if you actually go through the pages od googel you will find more and more articles on it.
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