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Dictionaries Change But Big Struggles Behind New Words
Cynthia Lowry reports on how quickly Sputnik entered language and how dictionary editors like Barnhart and Guralnik decide which new words or usages to include. They weigh usage, standards, and printing deadlines while facing slang, vulgar terms, and evolving lexicon dynamics.
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New York
Sputnik 1
Clarence L. Barnhart
Sputnik
Barnhart
Thorndyke Barnhart
Webster's New World
David Guralnik
Guralnik
Daddy