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Due to the constantly changing nature of the English language many words fall into the grey area: Should they be included or excluded? The purpose of this page is to document some of these borderline words with the reasons for their inclusion or exclusion. There are several reasons for excluding a word:
Please note: This list is not complete!
| Word | in/out | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| alright | out | version of all right, considered incorrect |
| baldric | in | may be considered archaic |
| bey | in | may be considered archaic |
| billy | in | Australian? |
| busyness | out | uncommon: too close to business |
| butternut | out | mainly US |
| cablegram | out | archaic |
| dialog | out | Americanism not in common British usage |
| infomercial | out | considered an Americanism |
| majored | out | considered an Americanism |
| sickie | in | Australian, New Zealand not British |
| sidewise | in | = sideways |
| tuxedo | out | considered an Americanism |
| whodunnit | in | whodunit is out, US spelling |
| specialty | out | US and specialist, too similar to speciality |
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