The FAKE words in the dictionary

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Let's explore the spooky phenomenon of 👻GHOST WORDS👻. They're the words that made it into the dictionary despite not actually existing. Remember to head to https://squarespace.com/robwords to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using the code "robwords". Some ghost words, like foupe, dord and kimes were quickly weeded out. Others remain in use to this day: like tweed, syllabus and gravy. Be they accidental inventions or deliberate deceptions, you'll enjoy exploring the weird world of ghost words. #etymology #english #halloween ==SOCIALS== Check me out on Twitter & TikTok: http://twitter.com/robwordsYT​​ http://tiktok.com/@robwords ==SOURCES== https://www.grammarly.com/blog/ghost-words/ https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/articles/ghost-words/ https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2005/08/29/not-a-word https://theconversation.com/the-story-of-tweed-27013 ==CHAPTERS== 0:00 Introduction 0:46 What are ghost words? 1:22 FOUPE - Samuel Johnson's error 2:47 ADVENTINE - Johnson's second mistake 3:16 The origin of "ghost words" 3:40 ABACOT - The wrong hat 4:14 KIMES - A misreading 4:47 MORSE - Walter Scott misunderstanding 5:35 SQUARESPACE 6:35 DORD - Density confusion 7:49 PHANTOMNATION - Alexander Pope error 9:27 GRAVY - A delicious mistake 10:22 TWEED - Wrong about the river 11:17 SYLLABUS - Cicero slip-up 12:09 ESQUIVALIENCE - A deliberate ruse 13:46 BEWARE! 14:00 Goodbye