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Subject:RE: New words - where have you found them? From:Kath Bowman <Kath -dot- Bowman -at- au -dot- saabgroup -dot- com> To:"techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Tue, 9 Aug 2011 16:40:39 +0930
I have found it impossible to get a new word (engageable) into the Macquarie Dictionary. I have submitted it a few times without success. I guess it is mainly used in a military context, and it is not used much in general use.
How much jargon makes it into mainstream dictionaries?
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