It may seem like a straightforward task to compile a dictionary of words used by Roald Dahl. But which words should go in? Only words invented by Dahl, or words that are Dahlesque in spirit? And is it enough to list Roald Dahl’s words and then treat them in a standard way? Of course not! […]
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Why Gobblefunk is not Gobbledegook by Susan Rennie, Chief Editor of the Oxford Roald Dahl Dictionary As Roald Dahl fans around the globe gear up for the author’s centenary this month, many will be brushing up on their gobblefunk: that unmistakably Dahlesque language full of gloriumptiously jumpsquiffling and wondercrump words. But although the name gobblefunk sounds like gobbledegook, the language […]
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