New word resources

[Douglas G. Wilson]

>I found a couple of common words that I thought
>might be useful to note (ogo and pupu/pupus are at the top of the
>list), but I would like to check and make sure they aren't already
>in dictionaries.
>
>Where should I check, and can the check be done on the Internet from
>home?

There are many choices, including

http://www.yourdictionary.com/

-- featuring the M-W Collegiate dictionary -- and the AHD4 at

http://www.bartleby.com/

... "Pupu" = "appetizer" is in dictionaries. I don't find "ogo", but the
analogous "nori" is in AHD4, so maybe "ogo" should be too.

-- Doug Wilson