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==Criteria for inclusion in the list==

==Criteria for inclusion in the list==

What determines when a new word becomes an accepted part of the English language?  For example, someone today added the word "Barry-cades" to the list.  While any Conservative can coin a new phrase to make a political point, there is no evidence that the word has wide-spread adoption.  If this is just a collection of witty Conservative phrases, then the essay is making the point that people who are making up new words are doing so at an exponential rate, without regard to the public picking up on each new turn of phrase.  However, if there is a serious criteria for adoption into English, then 1) we must police the list based on some criteria on "widespread use" and 2) we must have criteria for checking the date/decade of widespread adoption. Thanks, [[User:Wschact|Wschact]] 02:47, 6 October 2013 (EDT)

What determines when a new word becomes an accepted part of the English language?  For example, someone today added the word "Barry-cades" to the list.  While any Conservative can coin a new phrase to make a political point, there is no evidence that the word has wide-spread adoption.  If this is just a collection of witty Conservative phrases, then the essay is making the point that people who are making up new words are doing so at an exponential rate, without regard to the public picking up on each new turn of phrase.  However, if there is a serious criteria for adoption into English, then 1) we must police the list based on some criteria on "widespread use" and 2) we must have criteria for checking the date/decade of widespread adoption. Thanks, [[User:Wschact|Wschact]] 02:47, 6 October 2013 (EDT)