The fact that you can say 'dildo' and most people know what it means makes it a real word in my book. In fact, I am adding it to my Firefox dictionary as I type this post.
That brings up something that I've had some trouble with in the past. Namely, how strict some people are about saying something is "not a word". For example, once I had a boss who asked me how to spell "queue" for something he was writing. I told him, he disagreed and then said he'd look it up. He pulled down a dictionary (pre-internet days, I'm afraid), couldn't find it, and said, "Well, I guess it's not a word. I'll have to think of something else to use." Now, we both obviously knew what it meant and we'd heard people using it. Why would the inability to find it in a dictionary (that might not be revised very often) mean it's "not a word"?
I agree with Mr. Fiend. If enough people use a word and agree on its meaning, it's a "word".
I agree with Mr. Friend. If enough people use a word and agree on its meaning, it's a "word".
Agreed. And since when is every word in a dictionary? I often come to the conclussion that I word I know is not in my dictionary, yet it is on dictionary.com and thesaurus, and the like. That, and the Firefox dictionaries don't cover every word.
Everything (okay, string of sound(s)) is a word. katemratic is a word, one that I made up just now (something that feels 'ceramicy'). you may not know what it is, but to me it's a word.
As for the best invention ever; Bread. Bread is the best thing EVER!
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I agree with Mr. Fiend. If enough people use a word and agree on its meaning, it's a "word".
As for the best invention ever; Bread. Bread is the best thing EVER!
What about the Interocitor?