dictionary words, or maybe not

Peter Richardson prichard at LINFIELD.EDU
Thu Jan 20 19:18:34 UTC 2000


Bill Bryson notes in Made in America that _light bulb_ isn't findable in
most (perhaps he even says any) dictionaries. Are there any other standard
everyday words that one doesn't encounter in our common references? I'm
obviously not including anything from slang or regional vocabularies.

Peter Richardson



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