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We'veprobablyallwonderedhowanewwordgetsintothe______.Taketheword"doofus,"forexample,spelledd-o-o-f-u-s,meaningastupidorincompetentperson.Thisword,whichhasbeenaroundsincethelate1960'sina_____sense,madeitintotheMerriam-Webster'sCollegiateDictionaryonlyin1993.
Whydidittakesolong?Well,firstofall,dictionary_____liketowaitatleastthreeyearstobesureawordisgoingtolast,especiallyaslangword.Theydon'twanttoputinanewwordprematurelyandthenhavetotakeitoutinthenext______.Butevenforwordsthataren'tslang,gettingintothedictionaryisn'teasy.Newwordshavetopassalotof______,includinghowdifficultoreasytheyaretolookup.There'salsoalimittohow_____adictionarycanbeorhowsmallitstypecangetbeforepeoplefeeltheydon'twanttouseit.Somewordshavetocomeoutbeforeotherscangoin.TheCollegiateDictionary____abouttenthousandwordstoeveryedition,butittakesoutonlyafewhundred,sochoiceshavetobemadeverycarefully.
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We'veprobablyallwonderedhowanewwordgetsintothedictionary.Taketheword"doofus,"forexample,spelledd-o-o-f-u-s,meaningastupidorincompetentperson.Thisword,whichhasbeenaroundsincethelate1960'sinaslangsense,madeitintotheMerriam-Webster'sCollegiateDictionaryonlyin1993.
Whydidittakesolong?Well,firstofall,dictionaryeditorsliketowaitatleastthreeyearstobesureawordisgoingtolast,especiallyaslangword.Theydon'twanttoputinanewwordprematurelyandthenhavetotakeitoutinthenextedition.Butevenforwordsthataren'tslang,gettingintothedictionaryisn'teasy.Newwordshavetopassalotofeditorialtests,includinghowdifficultoreasytheyaretolookup.There'salsoalimittohowthickadictionarycanbeorhowsmallitstypecangetbeforepeoplefeeltheydon'twanttouseit.Somewordshavetocomeoutbeforeotherscangoin.TheCollegiateDictionaryaddsabouttenthousandwordstoeveryedition,butittakesoutonlyafewhundred,sochoiceshavetobemadeverycarefully.
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