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I've got 5 words that should be included in the dictionary. See what you think of them!

I've got 5 words that should be included in the dictionary. See what you think of them!

By Brian Allen

 Every year, the various dictionaries in publication announce two lists: new words which will appear in the dictionary and words which will no longer make the list.

 There are a few words I would like to see someone incorporate into their dictionaries. Wondering what your thoughts are on these:

 (1) Aisler (pronounced 'eye-ler'): This is a person at the grocery store who stops their cart right in the middle of the aisle as they look for a product, thus stopping traffic in both directions and wasting your time. Usage: "I would have been home sooner but I got stuck behind an Aisler."

 (2) Slowee (pronounced slo-wee): This word defines drivers who, no matter what the speed of traffic might be, is going as least 10MPH slower, usually in the passing lane. Usage: "Can you believe this guy? He's taking his Sunday drive on Tuesday! What a slowee!"

 (3) Yoma (pronounced yo-mah): This word is used to define a level of boredom to severe that repeated yawning could lead to a coma. Usage: "The guy just talked and talked and about sent me into a yoma."

 (4) Meal For One (pronounced...well, meal for one): This is the phrase one can you to describe that feeling when you're getting chewed out and there's nothing you can do about it. Usage: "My boss was ripping me for a mistake that wasn't my fault and I just stood there....meal for one!".

 (5) Textigator (pronounced tex-tigator): The person whose job it is to review spelling errors on blogs and other on-line publishing documents. Usage: "Really? We misspelled 'spelling'? How did the textigator not catch that?"

 Five words (actually four words and one phrase) that I would like to see in someone's dictionary. Which one do you like the best? Email me and let me know and I'll post the results in a future blog!

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Wednesday, May 27 at 5:57 AM Carol wrote ...

I love your new words for the dictionary. Aislers are a pet peeve for me! :-)

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