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Wikipedia confirms that "embiggens" is a made up word from the Simpsons https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisa_the_Iconoclast#Embiggen_and_cromulent https://en.wiki
by gmt2027 11y ago
Wikipedia confirms that "embiggens" is a made up word from the Simpsons
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisa_the_Iconoclast#Embiggen_and_cromulent https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisa_the_Iconoclast#Embiggen_a...
- meagain20000 11y agoI'm not sure if you are passing judgement but this is how language evolves.
- iolothebard 11y agoI'm perfectly cromulent with that as well.
- akavi 11y agoThis feels ungrammatical to me. I think "I find it perfectly cromulent." feels more correct. (I only comment because I'm amused to find I've heard "cromulent" used as a "real word" enough that my brain has intuited rules for its usage.)
- deleted 11y ago[deleted]
- pc86 11y ago> discromulent
- toephu2 11y agoYou failed at trying to make yourself sound smart by using a fancy word.
- phireal 11y agoTo be fair, all words are made up. Their usage is what makes them relevant.
- klenwell 11y agoThis is so well put. It should be engraved over the entrance to a library or public monument somewhere.
- chorizo 11y agoOr at least the linguistics department at the local community college.
- TeMPOraL 11y agoAlso every dictionary should have a disclaimer written on its cover with big, bold letters: DICTIONARIES ARE DESCRIPTIVE, NOT PRESCRIPTIVE. THEY DOCUMENT HOW WORDS ARE COMMONLY USED, THEY DO NOT DEFINE THEIR MEANINGS.
- menssen 11y agoAlthough this is not universally accepted. This old DFW essay on the topic is good reading. http://harpers.org/wp-content/uploads/HarpersMagazine-2001-04-0070913.pdf http://harpers.org/wp-content/uploads/HarpersMagazine-2001-0...
- contingencies 11y agoDictionaries are embiggened by new words.