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> what is and is not acceptable with the only litmus test being its... corpus frequency? How do you suppose we determine acceptability now?

• backscratches 8mo ago
  Not with corpus frequency. Just has to exist a single time in agreed upon dictionary.
  • wredcoll 8mo ago
    And the dictionary chooses words based on... how often people use them?
    • backscratches 8mo ago
      Dictionaries would be ruined if they could only use popular words. I guess you might be describing very early children's dictionaries, but I dont think that's your argument?