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Noni Gilbert Riley
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Jul 18, 2012

You might be interested/inflamed/entertained by this:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/blog/2012/jul/18/collins-dictionary-language-new-words

Further link added which has since appeare... See more
You might be interested/inflamed/entertained by this:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/blog/2012/jul/18/collins-dictionary-language-new-words

Further link added which has since appeared in same paper today:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/shortcuts/2012/jul/18/new-word-add-dictionary

[Edited at 2012-07-18 20:19 GMT] ▲ Collapse
 
P.L.F. Persio
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Howlerious! Jul 18, 2012

Thank you, Noni, a very interesting and amusing read.
 
Neil Coffey
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Surprised they weren't doing it before Jul 18, 2012

Don't see the big controversy -- surprised they weren't doing it before.

Presumably though, part of the dictionary's inclusion criteria also involves looking at frequency of use of new words on web sites. So in effect, they probably already have a means of garnering data on new words from the public -- this is just a more "direct" way of doing it.
 
neilmac
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The Neilist approach Jul 18, 2012

When I make up (sorry, ahem, "coin") terms, I was originally going to call them "neilogisms" but a friend said it sounded rude...
 
Noni Gilbert Riley
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Neil Jul 18, 2012

We won't know if they're rude unless you give us some examples!

(Edited because I'm not yet used to the touch of my new keyboard, and keep shortening my words).

[Edited at 2012-07-18 17:39 GMT]
 
P.L.F. Persio
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Yes, but... Jul 18, 2012

neilmac wrote:

When I make up (sorry, ahem, "coin") terms, I was originally going to call them "neilogisms" but a friend said it sounded rude...


if they're particularly good and accurate, you could call them "nailogisms" (and yes, now I can see it can sound rude;-)). Looking forward to them, though.
 
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Favorite Neologisms That Are Not In Dictionary Yet, But Should Be Jul 19, 2012

According to this post, Merriam-Webster's Dictionary sent out a poll asking people to submit their favorite neologisms that are not currently listed in the dictionary.

You can read the top 10 results here in the article

http://www.lackuna.com/2012/03/02/whats-your-favorite-neologism/
 


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