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Discover LudwigThe word 'tommyrot' is correct and can be used in written English.
It is considered a somewhat informal or old-fashioned term, but it is still acceptable in certain contexts. 'Tommyrot' means nonsense or foolishness. It is often used to dismiss something as untrue or ridiculous. Here is an example of how it can be used in a sentence: "The politician's promise to lower taxes for the middle class is nothing but tommyrot. We all know they will just raise them again next year."
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tommyrot
noun
Nonsense, rot.
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Me spirit guide, Mister Eiderdown, says that some of you out there is stroking yer chins and going, "What flummery and desperate tommyrot is this Esmelia my old pumpkin?
We Americans are taught to stand on our own two feet, pull ourselves up by our bootstraps, be rugged individualists, and all that other Ayn Rand tommyrot.
"It was sheer tommyrot".
A brochure quotes The Daily News calling the production "arresting and dignified"; it also quotes The New York Journal, which described the show as "pretentious tommyrot, aesthetic whoopla and ordinary bunk".
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
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