he is all knowing
They have a committee and they use the various language corpuses (or should that be corpi?) to discover language as it is used. Google 'corpus' to know what they know.How does Webster decide to add new words to the dictionary each year?
Cultural trends - what's popular? Words people use regularly whether they're in the dictionary or not. Like ain't, or ho?How does Webster decide to add new words to the dictionary each year?
buy finding out the most commonly used words by the most people that seem to have a simular meaning when being used.
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