Bapopik

[Joanne M. Despres]

I'd like to join the chorus of support for Barry Popik, whose
research is certainly very well respected (and extensively utilized)
here.  As far as the more ephemeral locutions and non-naturalized
foreign phrases in his mailings are concerned, from my
perspective, you just never know what will end up taking root in the
language later on, so it can't hurt to err on the side of inclusiveness
when collecting data.  In this business, we're far more often
stymied by a lack of information than an overabundance of it!

Joanne Despres
Dating Editor
Merriam-Webster, Inc.