Show I ACADEMY RULES I ON NEW WORDS PARIS By By The Associated Press The The The famous lamous dictionary being pre pre- prepared prepared prepared pared by the Academic Francaise is about half haIr done after 50 years ears of I work and this first part will be pub pub- published published soon The Academic Academie has pUb pUb-I the th worlds world's record for lor slowness In the three centuries of its existence its one continuous job has been the official French dictionary which Itself Is rare rare- rarely rarely rarely ly seen but which serves as IlS the basis for other similar and more condensed works The first edition of the dictionary was as started in 1638 and was vas published 56 years ears later Succeeding editions usually were issued in sections as will willbe willbe be the present one Each time many new words are arc ac accepted QC- QC accepted but by the time the Academic finishes a section many of the accept accept- accepted ed words become obsolete At each session one or more words arc are ells ells- dis discussed cussed by the academicians and the I l public gets much amusement out of I Isome Isome Isome some decisions such as the recent refusal re- re refusal to admit the word re-I re the popular description of the little Parisian working girl The aged I scholars thought the name a flippant colloquialism I |