dakatak87
Regular Member
I have recently become very passionate about the wrong term being used by too many people. It is up to us the people to show what terms are acceptable or not.
http://www.merriam-webster.com/help/faq/addword.htm
I would like to see a particular word added to or deleted from the dictionary. What can I do?
Every day, Merriam-Webster receives many letters from people who want to lobby to have a word added to the dictionary (often a term they have just coined) or removed from it (often because they find the term offensive). However, the selection of which words to include in the dictionary is not based on personal preferences or popularity-contest-style votes; it is based on usage. Simply put, to gain entry to the dictionary, a word must be widely used in a broad range of professionally written and edited materials over an extended period of time. Any word that has sufficiently widespread use in such publications is eligible for dictionary entry (for more details on how words are entered in the dictionary, read the article How words get in the dictionary).
Since words are entered into the dictionary on the basis of actual usage, the best way to get a word in the dictionary is to use it and to encourage others (especially professional writers and editors) to use it. The best way to work toward getting a word removed from the dictionary is to avoid using it yourself and to discourage its use in published writing.
I ask us all to;
1- Stop using the term "Assault weapon" or any other variant with "Assault"
2- Do not allow people around you to use the aforementioned terms.
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/assault rifle
Assault rifle; noun(Concise Encyclopedia)
:any of various automatic or semiautomatic rifles with large capacity magazines designed for military use
:Military firearm that is chambered for ammunition of reduced size or propellant charge and has the capacity to *switch between semiautomatic and fully automatic fire.* Light and portable, yet able to deliver a high volume of fire with reasonable accuracy at modern combat ranges of 1,000–1,600 ft (300–500 m), assault rifles have become the standard infantry weapon of modern armies. Their ease of handling makes them ideal for mobile assault troops crowded into personnel carriers or helicopters, as well as for guerrilla fighters engaged in jungle or urban warfare. Widely used assault rifles are the U.S. M16, the Soviet Kalashnikov (the AK-47 and modernized versions), the Belgian FAL and FNC, and the German G3.
*full Auto firearms are not legal to purchase under current legislation. Therefore the media and politicians are fighting for something that is already in place.*
A person is not a criminal until commits and/or is convicted of that act. These recent tragic "mass" shooting are horrible, though **the assailant did not commit a crime until the first shot was fired.** (**I know that is a general statement, it gets the point across.**)
This post is done is some hast and does not reflect all known facts nor points. I do welcome healthy debate about the people using corrected terminology. It is up to us people to enforce correctness. Thank you for reading this whole post.
http://www.merriam-webster.com/help/faq/addword.htm
I would like to see a particular word added to or deleted from the dictionary. What can I do?
Every day, Merriam-Webster receives many letters from people who want to lobby to have a word added to the dictionary (often a term they have just coined) or removed from it (often because they find the term offensive). However, the selection of which words to include in the dictionary is not based on personal preferences or popularity-contest-style votes; it is based on usage. Simply put, to gain entry to the dictionary, a word must be widely used in a broad range of professionally written and edited materials over an extended period of time. Any word that has sufficiently widespread use in such publications is eligible for dictionary entry (for more details on how words are entered in the dictionary, read the article How words get in the dictionary).
Since words are entered into the dictionary on the basis of actual usage, the best way to get a word in the dictionary is to use it and to encourage others (especially professional writers and editors) to use it. The best way to work toward getting a word removed from the dictionary is to avoid using it yourself and to discourage its use in published writing.
I ask us all to;
1- Stop using the term "Assault weapon" or any other variant with "Assault"
2- Do not allow people around you to use the aforementioned terms.
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/assault rifle
Assault rifle; noun(Concise Encyclopedia)
:any of various automatic or semiautomatic rifles with large capacity magazines designed for military use
:Military firearm that is chambered for ammunition of reduced size or propellant charge and has the capacity to *switch between semiautomatic and fully automatic fire.* Light and portable, yet able to deliver a high volume of fire with reasonable accuracy at modern combat ranges of 1,000–1,600 ft (300–500 m), assault rifles have become the standard infantry weapon of modern armies. Their ease of handling makes them ideal for mobile assault troops crowded into personnel carriers or helicopters, as well as for guerrilla fighters engaged in jungle or urban warfare. Widely used assault rifles are the U.S. M16, the Soviet Kalashnikov (the AK-47 and modernized versions), the Belgian FAL and FNC, and the German G3.
*full Auto firearms are not legal to purchase under current legislation. Therefore the media and politicians are fighting for something that is already in place.*
A person is not a criminal until commits and/or is convicted of that act. These recent tragic "mass" shooting are horrible, though **the assailant did not commit a crime until the first shot was fired.** (**I know that is a general statement, it gets the point across.**)
This post is done is some hast and does not reflect all known facts nor points. I do welcome healthy debate about the people using corrected terminology. It is up to us people to enforce correctness. Thank you for reading this whole post.