Katherine Frances's Blog, page 166
September 6, 2017
September 5, 2017
"The main thing to take away from new additions to the dictionary is that they are not declarations..."
“The main thing to take away from new additions to the dictionary is that they are not declarations of which words are “real” or “official” and which ones are not. Rather, dictionaries are simply recording the way certain words are being used now, acting more as an archivist than a dictator trying to look hip. When a word like “woke” or “manspreading” has made it into the dictionary, it’s not because an all-mighty institution is telling the masses what words are appropriate to use. It’s because the masses are the real authority on language and humble dictionary makers are the recorders and researchers of what’s already going on. Dictionaries don’t create language. Communities of people do.”
- Why “woke” was added to the dictionary | The Outline (via brutereason)
- Why “woke” was added to the dictionary | The Outline (via brutereason)
September 4, 2017
"The heat brought out the crazy in her hair, her head and her heart."
“The heat brought out the crazy in her hair, her head and her heart.”
- vodkaisthatyou
(via wnq-writers)
- vodkaisthatyou
(via wnq-writers)
sixpenceee:
An antique vampire killing kit that was carried by...
An antique vampire killing kit that was carried by some European travelers during the mid to late 1800s.
