fiveworlds Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 http://qz.com/249397/the-oxford-dictionarys-new-words-are-amazeballs-and-a-hot-mess-of-clickbait-listicle-douchebaggery/ List of new words recognised as part of the english language. Using amazeballs in an essay is now acceptable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strange Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 Using amazeballs in an essay is now acceptable. I can't even begin to imagine why you would think that. (And why is this in politics?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acme Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 I too am abashed to see this in politics. People can and do use any words that they care to and that includes words they make up. Dictionaries are not political instruments; they are factual records. Dictionaries receive regular updates to reflect words in common usage as well as words that have fallen out and receive an archaic notation. Dictionaries do not dictate what can be said, they designate what has been said. Claims to the contrary are just so much douchebaggery. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strange Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 Well put. Of course, that might not be true in somewhere like North Korea... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phi for All Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 ! Moderator Note Moved from Politics to the Lounge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arc Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 “Writing is easy. All you have to do is cross out the wrong words.” Mark Twain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainPanic Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 Using amazeballs in an essay is now acceptable. Swearwords are listed in the dictionary, but the use of them is typically not acceptable. Dictionaries do not dictate what can be said, they designate what has been said. Exactly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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