My birthday word is "gobbledygook" -- now on the Web of Language

[Baron, Dennis E]

There's a new post on the Web of Language:

My birthday word is "gobbledygook."

The Oxford English Dictionary has an app<http://blog.oxforddictionaries.com/2013/12/oed-birthday-words/?utm_content=bufferc181a&utm_source=buffer&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Buffer> that lets you find your birthday word: a word that entered English the month and year you were born. My birthday word is gobbledygook. The perfect gift for any writer.

Read the whole post here, on the Web of Language: http://bit.ly/weblan

Dennis Baron

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