Campaign Month - 2007: Confuzzled

[lepsdavid]

Confuzzled is a great word, I know I haven't used it ever before in my Place of Rant, but nevertheless here it is... In campaign month... In its own posting no less. Why does it get its own posting I assume you ask. Well not only is it one of my favourite words, as such requiring a somewhat grander entrance to my Place of Rant than lower, more

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[queen_gen]

you can subscribe to the dictionary online, you know. I did (yes, I am a nerd) www.macquariedictionary.com.au

While I am not yet sure how to add words to the dictionary, I am sure that subscribing is the best place to begin.

[lepsdavid]

That is the kind of thinking and action that Campaign month aims to foster and create! Any other ideas people?

[queen_gen]

Ok there it is! Right there on the Dictionary's Home Page - a wonderful tab called Add-A-Word. If you simply register as a "friend of the dictionary" you may make suggestions for words that have been hitherto overlooked.

"It is impossible to be everywhere, see everything and speak to everyone, particularly in a country as big as Australia. So we know that while the Macquarie Dictionary is a comprehensive account of Australian English there will be words and phrases we have missed, pronunciations which we have not recorded. If you have come across a word or phrase that you think should be in the dictionary, you can send it to Macquarie Dictionary for consideration."

[anonymous]

My campaign for the month, sadly is slightly negative...
http://www.kristarella.com/blog/?p=786

[fifiwoofwoof]

I do use confuzzled in my everyday speech..But yes, you're right. Why should burble (a cross between babble and gurgle) make it into the dictionary but confuzzled no?