'Modilie' new word, says Rahul, Oxford Dictionaries disagrees
New Delhi, May 17 (IBNS): The Oxford Dictionaries has replied to a Rahul Gandhi tweet in which he said Modilie is a new word and said their dictionaries did not have it.
Tweeting the screenshot of a page that looks similar to the Oxford Dictionaries website, the Congress president on Wednesday said: "There’s a new word in the English Dictionary. Attached is a snapshot of the entry :)"
There’s a new word in the English Dictionary. Attached is a snapshot of the entry :) pic.twitter.com/xdBdEUL48r
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) May 15, 2019
On Thursday, Oxford Dictionaries, however, replied to the tweet saying: "We can confirm that the image showing the entry ‘Modilie’ is fake and does not exist in any of our Oxford Dictionaries."
There’s a new word in the English Dictionary. Attached is a snapshot of the entry :) pic.twitter.com/xdBdEUL48r
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) May 15, 2019
Several BJP leaders made fun of the situation. Amit Malviya retweeted it saying: "Slapped."
Slapped. https://t.co/tGMMa09ydf
— Chowkidar Amit Malviya (@amitmalviya) May 16, 2019
Image Credit: @RahulGandhi on Twitter
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