pondian
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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.
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Definition of pondian
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adj
- (not-comparable)Pertaining to differences between English as spoken in the United Kingdom and the United States and or Canada.
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adj
- (not-comparable)Pertaining to differences between English as spoken in the United Kingdom and the United States and or Canada.
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(alt-of, not-comparable)Alternative letter-case form of pondian.
“I think we've previously contemplated some Pondian differences regarding willingness to use "-er" (was it particularly with adjectives ending in what for most AmE speakers would be a rhotic /r/?).”
“Yes, it is strange which Pondian differences seem to matter most. I'd love to see a theory.”
“Maybe it's a Pondian thing. That "yes", surrounded by commas, implies a question or doubt in the mind of the speaker.”
“So I think the real Pondian differences here are other ones: 1) The disappearance (if it ever was established) of the term "greengrocer" from AmE, and its retention in BrE; […]”
“It is quite curious that the names for items of clothing display so many Pondian differences: trousers, pants, shorts, braces, suspenders, vest, cardigan, sweater, bowler hat, derby hat, etc., etc.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From pond + -ian, in reference to the Atlantic Ocean, which separates the United States and Canada from the United Kingdom.
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