How to get a word recognized by the dictionary?

Question

Today I started pondering how one may 'create' a word and have it entered into a dictionary. How would I see about doing this? Could be a fun summer project.

Answer 1

I believe that new words must be submitted to the board of editors for the particular dictionary. You should check out the history of one of the largest initial contributors the Oxford English Dictionary, William Minor. He made most of his contributions while in a hospital for the criminally insane. I read a real good book about him but I can not recall the title at this time but here is a link.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Chester_Minor

Answer 2

I remember when "Ain't" ain't a word, but, now it is in the dictionary "Am Not" etc.. But, over the years so many people were using it, well, now it in the dictionary as a word. May not happen over summer, but, may happen in time. A word I use a lot is the "Inet", will people follow what I start, maybe someone even started before me, does anyone here know what the "Inet" is?

Answer 3

Have you ever read Frindle? I think you should make a big club, and have the main verb or noun a crazy word that you always use with people and encourage others to use it. Make a website on the word
http://www.dictionaryevangelist.com/

Answer 4

To get it into Webster's it would have to become a very popular, very often used term. Like they added the term "bootylicious" after a song made that a common word.

Answer 5

you ought to turn off the spell verify! at the same time as the be conscious is highlighted click it to bypass into the spell checker and then click concepts. From there, you will see that the section approximately correcting grammar and spelling in be conscious, un-verify the verify spelling field and you will prefer to be stable to bypass!

Answer 6

it would have to be in the everyday lexicon to be reconized