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Languageisafabricthatchangesfromoneweekto_another，addingnewstrandsanddroppingoldones，andevenWordfreaksfightoverwhatisallowable，oftenreachingtheirdecisiononawhollysubjectivebasisSuchastaste(“notables”issleazy)，WhichstillleavesthequestionofWhoourtastemakersare.ThequestionWasconfrontedinthe1960sbytheeditorsofabrand-newdictionary，7pe41zer7ycanAr7TtageDJ7ct7omar基Theyassembleda“UsagePanel”tohelpthemappraisethenewWordsanddubiousconstructionsthathadcomeknockingatthedoor，Whichonesshouldbeusheredin，whichthrownoutontheirear?Thepanelconsistedof104menandwomen一mostl1yWriters，poets，editorsandteachers一who_wereknownforcaringaboutthelanguageandtryingtouse让Well.工Wasamemberofthepanel，andovefrthenextfewyears工keptgettingquestionnaifres.WouldTaccept“finalize”and“escalate”?HowdidITfeelabout“It”Sme”?Wouldallow“1like”tobeusedasaconjunction一LikeSomanypeopledo?Howabout“mighty,”asin“mightyfine”?WeweretoldthatinthedictionaryouUropinionswouldbetabulatedinaseparate“UsageNote,”SothatreaderscouldSeehowwevoted，Thequestionnairealsoleftroomforanycommentswemightfeelimpelledtomake一anopportunitythepanelistsSeizedavidly，asWefoundwhenthedictionaryWaspublishedandour

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commentsWerereleasedtothepress.Passionsranhigh，“GoodGod，nolNever!”criedBarbara由Tuchman，askedabouttheverb“to_author.”ScholarshiphathnofuryLikethatofalanguagepuristfacedwithsludge，andTIsharedTuchmnan”svowthat“author”shouldneverbeauthorized，justasagreedwithLewisMumnfordthattheadverb“good”shouldbe“leftastheexclusivepfropertyofErnestHemingway.”Butguardiansofusagearedoingonlyhalftheirjob1iftheymerelykeepthelanguagefrombecomingSloppy.，、Anydoltcanfulethatthesuffix“wise,”asin“healthwise,”isdoltwise，orthatbeing“Tatherunique”isnomorepossiblethanbeingratherpregnant.TheotherhalfofthejobistohelpthelanguagegrowbywelcominganyimmigrantthatwillbringStrengthofrcolor.Therefore工wasgladthat97pefcentofusvotedtoadmnit“dropout,”whichiscleanandvivid，butthatonly47percentwouldaccept“seniorcitizen,，?”whichistypicalofthepudgynewintrudersfromthelandofSociology，Whereanillegalalienisnowanundocumentedresident.，TInmgladweaccepted“escalate,”thekindofverbalcontfraption[generallydislikebutwhichtheVietnamWarendowedwithapfrecisemeaning，completewithovertonesofblunder.I”mgladwetookintofullmembershipallSortsofrobustWordsthatpreviousdictionariesderidedas“colloquial”:

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adjectives1ike“Tampbunctious,”verfbslike“trigger”and“Trile,”nounsjlike“shambles”and“tycoon”and“trek,”thejlatterapprovedby78percenttomeananydifficulttrip，asin“thecommuter”SsdailytrektoManhattan.”OriginallyitwasaCapeDutchwordappliedtotheBoers”arduousjourneybyoxWagon.ButourpanelevidentlyfeltthattheManhattancommuter”Ssdailytrekisno_lessarduous，Stil1，22percentWereUnwillingtolet“trek”slipintogeneralusage，Thatwasthevirtueoffrevealinghowourpanelvoted一itputouropinionsondisplay，andwritersindoubtcanconductthemselves_accordingly.Thusour95perfcentvoteagainst“myself,”asin“HeinvitedMaryandmyselftodinner,”aWordcondemnedas“prissy,”“horripble”and“agenteelism”oughttowarnoffanyonewhodoesn”twanttobeprissy，horfribleorgenteel.，ASRedSmithput革tt，“Myself”istherefugeofidiotstaughtearlythat“me'”isadirtyWord.”Ontheotherhand，only66perfrcentofourpaneltrejectedtheverb“tocontact,”onceregardedastacky，andonlyhalfopposedthesplitinfinitiveandtheverbs“tofault2?”and“tobus.”Soonly50percentofyourfeadersWillfaultyouifyoudecidetovoluntarilycallyourSchoolboardandtobusyourchildrento_anothertown.IfyoucontactyouTrSchoolboardyouriskyourfreputationbyanother16perfrcent.

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