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8 of Our Favorite Words Coined by Mark Twain
The Week ^ | December

Posted on 12/24/2016 10:30:20 AM PST by nickcarraway

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To: Arthur McGowan
Well, if Mark Twain can make up words and meanings, so can I. ;-D

Prior to Daniel Webster's dictionary, there were no formalized spellings.

21 posted on 12/24/2016 3:25:48 PM PST by GingisK
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To: nickcarraway

I think we saw that.


22 posted on 12/24/2016 3:47:31 PM PST by Tax-chick ("No general but Ludd means the poor any good.")
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To: deks
Glad to help. John Greenman's versions of Tom Sawyer, Huck Finn, and Life on the Mississippi are on the web, too.
23 posted on 12/24/2016 5:12:03 PM PST by SeafoodGumbo
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