"The best word ever"

[Laurence Horn]

I demand a recount! Why was "hornswoggle" eliminated in the first round of the H competition?  I have a personal stake in the matter, since by rule only members of my extended family can function as subjects of this verb.  (And where was "phthisic" [pronounced "tizik"] in the P bracket?)

LH


On Nov 26, 2012, at 9:05 AM, David A. Daniel wrote:

> I thought it was interesting, maybe y'all will too...
> http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2012/09/here-it-is-the-best-wo
> rd-ever/262348/
> DAD
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