Do you know the “new words?” 1920

    by smarterthandog

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    1. “Vitamine”? Is that an alternate spelling of “vitamin” similar to the “aluminum/aluminium” divide, or is it something else?

    2. That dictionary was widely distributed. It had a screw type binding so you can update it by adding or replacing pages. I got rid of mine ages ago but now I miss not having it around and misspelling everything.

    3. TheHaplessBard on

      Junior high school, ukulele, and Bolshevik being “new” words to most Americans around the exact same time is wild.

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