Talk:Esquivalience

Latest comment: 13 years ago by Sordyne in topic "Fake Word" Fallacy

Relevancy

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Sorry about removing the deletion sign. However I do believe the article could be a good one with some work and definitely relevant, I think it is a worthy and interesting piece of trivia. Comments welcome.

I remember reading that mapmakers add nonexistent features to their maps so they'll know if other maps are illegal copies. Brian Pearson (talk) 05:36, 27 May 2008 (UTC)Reply

MacOS X dictionary

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... It's in there, too - also based on the 'Oxford American Dictionaries'. Of course, there's no indication that it's entirely made up - which is a shame, because it's a rather useful word! --HiddenInPlainSight 11:45, 14 February 2006 (UTC)Reply

Question abbreviation

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The New Oxford American Dictionary is abbreviated "OED"???

Urban Dictionary

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I know it isn't considered a reliable source, which is why I haven't added it myself, but I think we should link to the Urban Dictionary entry for this word, which was apparently written by Jakob Maria Mierscheid. :) JulesH 18:45, 22 July 2007 (UTC)Reply

"Fake Word" Fallacy

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As soon as a word is created and given a meaning, then it is a real word. It doesn't matter HOW it was created, and it doesn't need the consensus approval of the world's dictionaries. You could use this word in context, in conversation, and somebody familiar with it would know what you mean. An example of it being used in context, if such a thing can be found, should be included to demonstrate this. Sordyne (talk) 20:24, 5 August 2011 (UTC)Reply