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October 2006Report from the Open DictionaryEnglish speakers are constantly inventing new words, and it may take years for these words to establish themselves and get into the dictionary. In the meantime, there is Merriam-Webster's Open Dictionary, a feature on Merriam-Webster Online that allows users to submit their coinages and recent new-word discoveries. In this month's newsletter, we share some of our favorite submissions. January 2007Report from the Open DictionaryWe've talked before about Merriam-Webster's Open Dictionary, a feature on Merriam-Webster Online that allows users to submit their coinages and recent new-word discoveries. In this month's newsletter, we share a few more of our favorite submissions. September 2007Report from the Open DictionaryOver the summer months, visitors to Merriam-Webster Online continued to enjoy making contributions to the Open Dictionary, a feature that allows users to submit their coinages and recent new-word discoveries. In this month's newsletter, we share some of our favorite submissions. November 2007Report from the Open DictionaryWe're not the only folks on the lookout for new words. Our readers are too. When you notice a new word — on the radio, in a book or magazine, or online — and if you find that it's not found in any dictionary, then it's a good candidate for the Open Dictionary at Merriam-Webster Online, a feature that allows users to submit these discoveries. There are now over 12,000 entries in the Open Dictionary. In this month's newsletter, we share some of our favorite recent submissions. September 2008Report from the Open DictionaryOur editors aren't the only ones on the lookout for new words; our readers add words to Merriam-Webster's Open Dictionary every day. When you notice a new word — on the radio, in a book or magazine, or online — and find that it's not found in any dictionary, it's probably a good candidate. Here's a handful of our favorite recent submissions. |