alleryWhen do Merriam-Webster and the OED add a new word?
AOnce a ministry formally approves it
BAfter an academy votes on its spelling
CWhen a famous poet first uses it
DOnce its use passes a frequency threshold
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Once its use passes a frequency threshold
1. Major dictionaries operate descriptively.
2. They add a word once its frequency passes a threshold, not to sanction new vocabulary.
3. Ministries, poets and academies do not decide entries.
_Source: Wikipedia, Linguistic prescription, Dictionaries_
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