Collins is dropping little-used words such as 'wittol' from some dictionaries. Tell us the words you wish would disappear entirely
Collins lexicographers have compiled a list of words that have become obsolete by tracking how often we use them. The list includes an interesting mixture; from "wittol", used to describe a man who tolerates his wife's unfaithfulness, to "alienism", the study and treatment of mental illness. These words will now be omitted from the publisher's smaller, general-use dictionaries.
Which words would you like to see removed from the English language altogether? One that annoys you? A single word that brings up bad memories? A profanity that you can't bear to hear? Whether old or new, what word should never be spoken again?
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