Merriam Webster editor comments on slang and the dictionary

[selatik1]

Mч пαмε Sεlατιк ιп Кoцпτяч Кαzαкнsταп!! ШA ШA ШЄЄ ШA!! Sмαяτ lαδч ιs α vεяч ρяεετч. Foя τнε fιяsτ τιмεs ιп мч lιfεs, I ιs ιп lovε!

[DuctapeMinecraftFork]

i need a towel

[Saikocity]

Don't worry Ms.Doctorx3 .. I'm not going to school and spending most of my time on street corners just to learn and come up with new words for the 12th version...

If not me then who..??

‘All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men do nothing’

Hhahaahah I crack myself up.. :)

[hippynz]

If you want some fun, look at Māori (New Zealand) plurals, I like them. Example:

English; the house houses

Māori; te whare  ngā whare

's' or its sound does not exist in Māori, so plurals are easy in Māori but most English speaking New Zealanders still get it wrong and ad an 's' when all you do is drop the English 'the' and ad 'ngā'

[ugotmarooned63]

id do her

[Riflemanm16a2]

I don't mind slang being in the dictionary, but I hate when the particular definition isn't presented as such, like "who" being used in the objective case. That's plain wrong, but it's not noted as incorrect or slang (at least not in some dictionaries).

[sleepyTHC]

how is raccoon slang????????

[Escviitash]

@sleepyTHC ...When used outside its original definition: The animal

[trufiend138]

this bitch is HOMELY: plain or unattractive in appearance ..u guys need to get out and date more...

[creativemacs]

Dear MW Editor, is there a difference between "hawt" and "hot" and does it matter how you say it?

[Netugi]

It's rather annoying that 90% of the comments describe in some way how hot or pretty she is, or involving romantic love towards her. I don't know about you guys, but I was actually paying attention to what she was saying.

[harryfromwork]

@Netugi That's what makes her hot!

[vasalmon]

@Netugi Could not agree more. They still make me laugh, though.

[Netugi]

@vasalmon True, true.

[flugeldozer]

She takes these issues very seriously.......and I think I love her.

[bbensnacks]

oh god. im in love.

[entropede]

Please have my highly literate babies!

[irunonwindows]

lol...joystick..

[bbgambini420]

shes sexy but I think Emily Brewster is hotter!!

[seiya1337]

She's got sexy, sexy brains.

[eternalnate]

Hot for Words aint got shit on Kory

[stevethebarbarian99]

Ha, she uses the word Flak

Contraction of Flugabwehrkanone - German anti aircraft gun.

[N8trone]

i'm going to conk you over the head if you don't do a raspberry on my joystick

[prince94019]

I enjoy her presentations.  Show some respect.

[otheozzy]

slang & "dirty" words should be in mwd... conk

[rupert93r]

Ooooo, sexy librarian look today, hmm? Please tell me you were holding up your hair with a pencil.

[Grymmorgan]

The Kari Byron of vocabulary! WORDBUSTAZ!!! 8^D

[hiroshir]

I have heard people argue - If a word is not in the dictionary, then it is not a word.

To me this video proves this notion is wrong.

[shonz905]

I love these vids- I think they're really interesting =) what a dork i am.

[entropede]

Her mastery of the english language makes her 400% more hot than she already is.

[selatik1]

I think I am in love with this beautiful and smart lady!!

[selatik1]

OMG! She is such a CUTIE!! HOT for WORDS!!!!

[jodkaftan]

she's not that hot. seriously.

[selatik1]

@jodkaftan Is yo opinion, innit?

[MSTLOM]

So Merriam. How do you feel about the word "Ain't"??  Is that considered a real word? Also, is there a word in the Dictionary that describes some who thinks its "cool" to wear pants half way down there rear end and wears his or her baseball hat backwards?

[Ichigonani]

@MSTLOM Ummm... I think your nose is too big.

[MrShadowKitty]

Had she been my high school English teacher, I'd have never have skipped class.

[jlg4ever]

The coolest thing about the videos are Kory's (and M-W's) enlightened view of language. It's a living, constantly-changing vocabulary, not a stodgy, hidebound canon. You go, Kory!

[JoeDeceiver]

I don't know what's hotter, her face or her grasp of the English language...

[monaluizalilly]

Smokin

[WellHiFoLLLks]

@monaluizalilly That's slang, too!

[Snychric]

I hear they are going to introduce the acronym EILF. Hopefully Kory will get a nice spot.

[TAXavier]

@Snychric "Educator I'd like to;........"

[mrzeolite]

She is so hot.

[dancwithwolf]

@mrzeolite

[selatik1]

@mrzeolite So true.

[WellHiFoLLLks]

@mrzeolite That's slang and belongs in the dictonary!

[Ninjujitsu]

She is pulchritudinous.

[Saikocity]

@Ninjujitsu

I had to go look up what "pulchritudinous" ... and yup She sure is... :) I just order this dictionary like an hour ago... I never really thought I needed a a dictionary since the internet and all.. but I'm glad I order it.. The only dictionary I have now is one that I some how kept from high school... (2002) . That dictionary was published in 1984 I think.. LAUSD sucks..!! :)