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MW adds practically any word that someone uses, ever. And Wiktionary? Come on. If you take a gander at WordNet or even OneLook (searches multiple dictionaries)
by oladon 16y ago
MW adds practically any word that someone uses, ever. And Wiktionary? Come on.
If you take a gander at WordNet or even OneLook (searches multiple dictionaries), you'll find that the majority list obsolete only as an adjective, including Webster's 1828.
However, I concur that obsolesce would have been a better choice.
- danieldon 16y agoOED has it as a transitive verb, with usage going back to 1640.
- jufemaiz 16y agoOED > * Sounds strange to the modern ear though.
- Jach 16y agoDictionaries are historians of usage, not legislators of language. If the communication is clear, which in this case I think it is, then I don't see a problem. (BTW, I used to be a grammar nazi years ago.)