A Pair of Pears Posers

Authors

Peter Newby

Abstract

In the May 1995 issue of Word Ways, I drew your attention to one of the problem words of the English language, SERICON, and proposed a tongue-in-cheek solution. Now, wearing a more serious hat, I -ish to mention two other literary grey areas and appeal to you for help in clarifying the situation. In addition to the mystery of SERICON, Pears Advanced Word-Puzzler's Dictionary (Pelham Books, 1987) also confessed ignorance in two of its other entries; I quote directly from pages 574 and 749, respectively.

Recommended Citation

Newby, Peter (1995) "A Pair of Pears Posers," Word Ways: Vol. 28 : Iss. 3 , Article 17.
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