Jean Aitchison Quote

Most new words simply disappear, like raindrops falling and soaking into the ground. Only a few get caught in the bucket of public attention, and make their way into dictionaries.

The Language Web: The Power and Problem of Words (1997)

Most new words simply disappear, like raindrops falling and soaking into the ground. Only a few get caught in the bucket of public attention, and...

Most new words simply disappear, like raindrops falling and soaking into the ground. Only a few get caught in the bucket of public attention, and...

Most new words simply disappear, like raindrops falling and soaking into the ground. Only a few get caught in the bucket of public attention, and...

Most new words simply disappear, like raindrops falling and soaking into the ground. Only a few get caught in the bucket of public attention, and...