DCRamada Inn? Named for that roofed, open sided structure. There are about 1000 of them.Las Palapas? Named for the other open sided structure. (There’s one in Bangor and another in Brewer).In print, widely spoken, and in NOAD.As strongly as you stated your points, I’d have to disagree just as strongly. Every word used in the bee is American English and can be found in MW or NOAD. About 80% of  American English in those dictionaries consists of words adopted from other languages.Instead of denying the existence of unfamiliar words, I take the opportunity to learn something new.

DCRamada Inn? Named for that roofed, open sided structure. There are about 1000 of them.Las Palapas? Named for the other open sided structure. (There’s one in Bangor and another in Brewer).In print, widely spoken, and in NOAD.As strongly as you stated your points, I’d have to disagree just as strongly. Every word used in the bee is American English and can be found in MW or NOAD. About 80% of  American English in those dictionaries consists of words adopted from other languages.Instead of denying the existence of unfamiliar words, I take the opportunity to learn something new.

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