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  • Matryoshka
    Matryoshka Posts: 10,408 Forumite
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    http://www.oup.co.uk/academic/reference/xmasword

    What is a 'ghost word'?
    A. Words that appear in dictionaries through a mistake :D

    B. Words that have appeared in dictionaries but are not in modern usage

    C. Words from an extinct language that are used in modern vernacular

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_word
    A ghost word is a word that has been published in a dictionary, or has been adopted as genuine, as the result of misinterpretation or a typographical error.
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  • Matryoshka
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    http://www.oup.co.uk/advent/xmasbible

    luxury 400th anniversary edition of the King James Version of the Bible 3.gif
    The perfume 'myrrh' is produced from a plant grown in Arabia and which other country?

    A. India

    B. Thailand

    C. Malaysia
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  • lilias
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    Matryoshka wrote: »
    http://www.oup.co.uk/advent/xmasbible

    luxury 400th anniversary edition of the King James Version of the Bible 3.gif
    The perfume 'myrrh' is produced from a plant grown in Arabia and which other country?

    A. India

    B. Thailand

    C. Malaysia

    It grows in several other countries, including India and Thailand. I think they're probably looking for India. That's what I went with.
  • Matryoshka
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    Just a christmas carol today 11.gif
    SECRET TO WINNING PRIZES ;):
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    Thoughts become things!
    What you think about you bring about!
    No one is ready for a thing until he believes he can acquire it.
    Romans 12:15 Be happy with those who are happy :)
  • Matryoshka
    Matryoshka Posts: 10,408 Forumite
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    Received a book from OUP this morning. An advent win. Thanks to all the posters :T
    SECRET TO WINNING PRIZES ;):
    If you see it in your mind, you're going to hold it in your hand.
    Thoughts become things!
    What you think about you bring about!
    No one is ready for a thing until he believes he can acquire it.
    Romans 12:15 Be happy with those who are happy :)
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