Over dinner last night, the conversation turned to words, and specifically the possibility that words can be removed from the dictionary if the O.E.D. receives enough written requests. Can this possibly be true?! If enough people felt that the word 'juxtaposition' was unnecessary, for example, would it then be taken away?
We were wondering if the dictionary works the other way round too. Obviously if words drift into common useage, then eventually you will find them in there. But, if you just made up a word and got a few thousand of your best friends to write to the dictionary people, would they feel obliged to include it? Therefore, we felt it was time for some new words to be invented. We came up with Funch, and Twank. We don't really know what they mean, but they should definitely be in the dictionary!
There won't be a blog entry tomorrow. Big plans are afoot. I can't wait!
