ELTWeekly Issue #21, Word of the week: gadzookery

gadzookery • gad-ZOO-kuh-ree • noun

British : the use of archaisms (as in a historical novel)

Example:

Bridget’s novel, set in colonial Virginia, features an engaging and cohesive plot, but the dialogue contains so much gadzookery that it doesn’t sound realistic.

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2 comments

  1. Dear tarun Patel and the team, thank you for including my paper in this issue. It is very enriching to know the new words like gadzookery. Otherwise too ELT Weekly is excellent. Could you explore the possibility of organising a conference of all like minded people. Once again thank you and all the best.

    regards to the whole team

    Ravi Bhushan

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