Show Word Explosion Adds In One Ve Year r The English language seems to be undergoing what might be called a language explosion Di Dictionary editors are hard hard- pressed to keep up with it For instance the 1969 edition of World Book Dictionary contains words and phrases that were not in the 1968 edition Editors had to add pages to jam in all the new Dew words BUT WHERE DO the new words come from How could editors editors' find new Dew entries Do that many new words develop de der in such a short time I It seems as though forming new words is everybody's business bus iness mess the politician the scientist the economist the fashion designer the man on the street and and of course the teen teenager WHAT NEW WORDS or ex expressions have the politicians given us recently Well theres there's conspiracy of silence which means a a conspiring to keep something wrong damaging I etc from being d divulged I And then theres there's meaning any conspicuous or abnormal gap deficiency etc Now when you read about the credibility gap you'll understand understand under under- understand stand |