Sunday, May 25, 2008
Going gently.....
Why didn't it occur to me that words are removed from the dictionary????
obviously, words get added to it. the dictionary is one of the most adaptive tools in society. it quickly embraces to new. it moves with us, it conforms to us, and it simulates us, at least in the verbal text.
but strangely, i assumed that once a word made it into a dictionary, it had eternal life. but "words go still" (not my phrase but can't remember who said it).
and when they go still, they are removed, as room must be made for newer more relevant words.
interesting. so obvious, yet it never occurred to me.
obviously, words get added to it. the dictionary is one of the most adaptive tools in society. it quickly embraces to new. it moves with us, it conforms to us, and it simulates us, at least in the verbal text.
but strangely, i assumed that once a word made it into a dictionary, it had eternal life. but "words go still" (not my phrase but can't remember who said it).
and when they go still, they are removed, as room must be made for newer more relevant words.
interesting. so obvious, yet it never occurred to me.
Friday, May 09, 2008
The End of Privacy - Whitaker