British Library project discovers two new words – thanks to Guardian readers
by Pamela Duncan, Rachel Obordo and Guardian readers from on (#38VSG)
Our callout for dialectal words and phrases uncovered two words unknown to British Library researchers working on the Evolving English WordBank
It's not every day you discover a new word, or at least a new meaning for an old word. But when the Guardian asked its readers to contribute their favourite dialect words, it discovered not one, but two.
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