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Arai
11-28-10, 02:23 PM
I'm sure we all know of or use words that aren't considered real words by the English Dictionary.

Just today I found out that Boggarting (the act of not sharing something meant to be shared) is not a real word. Shocked the hell out of me. I could only find it in Urban dictionary with that definition. I was fighting with the spelling with my Microsoft Word then decided to go find it myself only to find Microsoft Word was right...

What are some words you use that you've found out don't exist?
Jack Frost
11-28-10, 02:43 PM
I know I've had it happen to me...
I just don't recall what the words were...
Scrotus
11-28-10, 02:49 PM
Boggart is a noun, fyi... I think you're just mistaken on it's real definition.

"Bogart" is the word you're looking for and it's considered slang, so it wouldn't likely be on Word.
Arai
11-28-10, 02:55 PM
I looked up both spellings and it pointed it me to the same definition. I just didn't know it was slang until today.
TheOrganism
11-28-10, 02:58 PM
Did you look them both up on a legit site? Like dictionary.com, because urban dictionary isn't the best place to look. Boggart is more of an English based word though. English like olde English, not the malt liquor either.
Arai
11-28-10, 03:05 PM
I tried dictionary.com, the use of the word as I knew it wasn't there. Which is why I've resigned to the fact that it is indeed slang.

Dictionary.com had some other definition, though for what I'm using it for people will still get what I mean.
Duffy
11-28-10, 03:08 PM
Language evolves quicker than it can be accurately recorded, and you must also remember that you English is unique to your experience, location and understanding.

Boggarting is a word :).
Jack Frost
11-28-10, 03:10 PM
Just because its not in the dictionary doesn't mean its not a word. If we all stuck to the actual dictionary we'd sound like Renaissance writers...
Vigil
11-28-10, 05:04 PM
Humphrey Bogart is rolling in his grave.
Elrundir
11-28-10, 06:06 PM
I figure you can invent just about any word as long as it makes some sort of sense and the thing you're trying to express isn't already covered by a pre-existing word.
Saxon
11-28-10, 07:16 PM
I figure you can invent just about any word as long as it makes some sort of sense and the thing you're trying to express isn't already covered by a pre-existing word.

Sarah Palin did it (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_s3rZTNcWU).