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For full feature 'traditional' English the custodians are the Oxford English Dictionary and the BBC. Every once in a while, and with great fanfare, the BBC anno
by Theodores 8y ago
For full feature 'traditional' English the custodians are the Oxford English Dictionary and the BBC. Every once in a while, and with great fanfare, the BBC announce what new words have been deemed appropriate to add to the language.
The OED have an archive of these updates for more recent times online. Not so long ago they would make you buy the actual dictionary to get this information so these 'updates' do not go that far back in time. Words have to be hoarded and protected, can't let anyone have them...
https://public.oed.com/updates/ https://public.oed.com/updates/
I believe Merriam-Webster had something to do with this rival 'simplified' English that has been popular across the pond since some incident involving tea in Boston. The real deal is obviously spelt out in the Oxford English Dictionary.
- isostatic 8y ago> Every once in a while, and with great fanfare, the BBC announce what new words have been deemed appropriate to add to the language. Citation needed. BBC News report when OED release new words, so do ITN, Sky, and the papers.
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