Secret OED files uncovered

[Michael Quinion]

>From the Daily Telegraph: "Secret vault of words rejected by the Oxford
English Dictionary uncovered". Wurfing, polkadodge and nonversation are
among the words stored in secret files after being rejected for inclusion
by the Oxford English Dictionary, it has been disclosed

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/7926646/Secret-
vault-of-words-rejected-by-the-Oxford-English-Dictionary-uncovered.html

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Michael Quinion
Editor, World Wide Words
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