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Did you know that when Dr. Samuel Johnson wrote the first English dictionary, he carelessly omitted the word "sausage"?

Posted - November 25, 2016
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  • 3934
      November 25, 2016 7:01 PM MST
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  • 2148
    Yes, I do say.
    This post was edited by Bez at November 25, 2016 7:12 PM MST
      November 25, 2016 7:11 PM MST
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  • 3934
      November 25, 2016 7:19 PM MST
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  • Oh come now Andy, I can't let you get away with that.  :)




    It's about half way down on the left.  Thank you very much for the Blackadder clip.  It's always nice to see.  :)
      November 25, 2016 8:17 PM MST
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  • 46117
    I'm certain that is not the only word he omitted.  Every dictionary I own is missing SOME word somewhere. 
      November 25, 2016 8:24 PM MST
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  • May I suggest you stop tearing out the pages ..?
      November 26, 2016 1:21 AM MST
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  • 6988
    Perhaps Johnson refused to acknowledge that people sometimes eat pig bowels stuffed with pig muscles and other ingredients.
      November 26, 2016 9:40 AM MST
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  • 46117
    Great answer, BW, and quite humorous.  But think on it.  How many words ARE there?  Did he manage to find them ALL save a sausage definition.  Unlikely. 


    I don't have that particular dictionary, but I have many good ones and I have never found a dictionary that has EVERY word.  When they don't contain a word I am looking for, obviously they are missing a whole lot of them.
      November 26, 2016 9:43 AM MST
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