Who has the power to make those kinds of official decisions about words?Those are the questions many people have in mind.When most people say a word isn't real,what they mean is that it doesn't appear in a dictionary.That,of course,raises some other questions,including,who writes ...
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What makes a word "real"? 2,168,714 views| Anne Curzan | TEDxUofM • March 2014Share Save LikeRead transcript One could argue that slang words like ‘hangry,’‘defriend’ and ‘adorkable’ fill crucial meaning gaps in the English language, even if they don't appear in the dictionary....
2Whendoesanewwordlike”defriend”becomereal?Let’sturntodictionaries Atsomelevel,weknowthattherearehumanhandsbehinddictionaries,butwe'rereallynotsurewhothosehandsbelongto.Dictionariesarefantasticresources,buttheyarehumanandtheyarenottimeless.Dictionaryeditors:whatwe'lltellyouiswe'rejusttryingtokeepupwithusas...
A language historian, she is fascinated by how people use words—and by how this changes. Learn more 20 words that once meant something different Nice, silly, awful, flirt — how have these words changed meaning over time? The languag...
If a community of speakers is using a word, and knows what it means, it's real. That word might be slangy, that word might be informal, that word might be a word that you think is illogical or unnecessary, but that word that we're using, that word is real. 这是一段十七分钟的...
(ɪnklɪneɪʃən)名词:意向柯林斯英语释义:An inclination is a feeling that makes you want to act in a particular way.He had neither the time nor the inclination to think of other things.例句:She showed no inclination to go.He set out to follow his artistic inclinations.本集语境...
[TED]What makes a word real _zh-cn+en 下载积分: 10 内容提示: [TED Talk] 是什么让词汇成为“真的”? | What makes a word "real"? 安.柯尔占 | Anne Curzan , 2014 00:00:11 首先我需要告诉你 I need to start by telling you a little bit 00:00:14 一些关于我的社交生活。 about my...
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