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This page lists words which might appear to be invalid but actually are valid. It is, of course, not exhaustive.
 
This page lists words which might appear to be invalid but actually are valid. It is, of course, not exhaustive.
  
* {{word|romanite}}: Searching takes you to [http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/Romanite Romanite] (capitalized) but it is listed under [http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/rumanite rumanite].
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* {{word|BUCU}}: Searching cannot find certain accented characters, it is listed under [https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/bussu bussu].
* {{word|patacon}}: Searching takes you to [http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/patagon Patagon] (capitalized) but it is listed under [http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/patacon patacon].
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* {{word|MENDON}}: Searching cannot find certain accented characters, it is listed under [https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/mendang mendang].
* {{word|COTISED}}: Search can't find it, but {{word|COTISE}} is an alternative spelling of {{word|COTTISE}}, which lists {{word|COTTISED}} as a sub-entry.
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* {{word|NIMBY}}: Searching takes you to [https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/nimby Nimby] (capitalized) but it is listed under [https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/nembie nembie].
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* {{word|PATAGON}}: Searching takes you to [http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/patagon Patagon] (capitalized) but it is listed under [http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/patacon patacon].
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* {{word|PETTIES}}: Searching takes you to [http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/petty petty] (not a noun) but it is listed as a noun under [https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/petti petti].
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* {{word|ROMANITE}}: Searching takes you to [http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/Romanite Romanite] (capitalized) but it is listed under [http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/rumanite rumanite].

Revision as of 22:32, 26 June 2018

This page lists words which might appear to be invalid but actually are valid. It is, of course, not exhaustive.

  • BUCU: Searching cannot find certain accented characters, it is listed under bussu.
  • MENDON: Searching cannot find certain accented characters, it is listed under mendang.
  • NIMBY: Searching takes you to Nimby (capitalized) but it is listed under nembie.
  • PATAGON: Searching takes you to Patagon (capitalized) but it is listed under patacon.
  • PETTIES: Searching takes you to petty (not a noun) but it is listed as a noun under petti.
  • ROMANITE: Searching takes you to Romanite (capitalized) but it is listed under rumanite.