31,500 words a day????

[Dave Wilton]

Given that he says the OED was "last updated in 1993" and says that "go
commando" and "get real" originated in Britain (the OED gives a US origin),
I would say that it's a fair bet he has no idea what he's talking about.



-----Original Message-----
From: American Dialect Society [mailto:ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU] On Behalf Of
David Barnhart
Sent: Sunday, August 18, 2013 10:31 AM
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Subject: 31,500 words a day????

This statistic was offered in an article (7-26-2013) in a blog from Missouri
(http://www.areawidenews.com/blogs/1215/entry/54116/).  Is this true?  Or,
is it just a stab in the dark for the purpose of showing off a group of
"stunt words"?



David

Barnhart at highlands.com

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