GHOST WORDS: Fake words that made it into the dictionary

Let's explore the spooky phenomenon of 👻GHOST WORDS👻. They're the words that made it into the dictionary despite not actually existing. Remember to head to https://squarespace.com/robwords to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using the code "robwords". Some ghost words, like foupe, dord and kimes were quickly weeded out. Others remain in use to this day: like tweed, syllabus and gravy.Be they accidental inventions or deliberate deceptions, you'll enjoy exploring the weird world of ghost words.#etymology #english #halloween ==SOCIALS==Check me out on Twitter & TikTok:http://twitter.com/robwordsYT​​http://tiktok.com/@robwords==SOURCES==https://www.grammarly.com/blog/ghost-words/https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/articles/ghost-words/ https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2005/08/29/not-a-wordhttps://theconversation.com/the-story-of-tweed-27013==CHAPTERS==0:00 Introduction0:46 What are ghost words?1:22 FOUPE - Samuel Johnson's error2:47 ADVENTINE - Johnson's second mistake3:16 The origin of "ghost words"3:40 ABACOT - The wrong hat4:14 KIMES - A misreading4:47 MORSE - Walter Scott misunderstanding5:35 SQUARESPACE6:35 DORD - Density confusion7:49 PHANTOMNATION - Alexander Pope error9:27 GRAVY - A delicious mistake10:22 TWEED - Wrong about the river11:17 SYLLABUS - Cicero slip-up12:09 ESQUIVALIENCE - A deliberate ruse13:46 BEWARE!14:00 Goodbye