[hackerspaces] hackerspace is now an English word

[matt]

while that is true, oxford is widely regarded as the foremost authority on
the language.


On Thu, Aug 29, 2013 at 2:56 PM, Sam Ley <sam.ley at gmail.com> wrote:

> Just to be clear, there is no "official" list of what is or is not in the
> English language - the Oxford dictionaries (in their various editions)
> reflect common usage of words only - there is no "dictating". There isn't
> some secret cabal that decides what is or isn't a word - they just watch
> what is being used and how, and describe it accordingly.
>
> Interesting article on the topic:
> http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=6481
>
> -Sam
>
>
> On Thu, Aug 29, 2013 at 12:51 PM, Walter van Holst <walter at revspace.nl>wrote:
>
>> On 29/08/2013 20:42, Mitch Altman wrote:
>> > The word "hackerspace" has officially been added to the English
>> language, according to the Oxford English Dictionary!
>> >
>> > http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/hackerspace
>>
>> This would warrant a blog on hackerspaces.org, wouldn't it?
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>>  Walter
>>
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