[hackerspaces] hackerspace is now an English word

[Jamie Schwettmann]

True, and now that "hackerspace" is in the OED, it's a defensibly legit play on a Scrabble board! Score!

- Jamie



On Aug 29, 2013, at 11:56 AM, 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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