> Sure they exist. However using a word, such as "truthiness" doesn't make it > right. People also say "flustrated", so since it exists, it's a word, it > doesn't make it right.
There's no consensus among English speakers about "flustrated", so, no, it is not yet a word. But if this changes over time, then, yes, it will be a word. http://www.nsf.gov/news/special_reports/linguistics/change.jsp ("Some words are even created by mistake.") You can't really make an argument from authority when it comes to the existence of words. It just doesn't work. Again, this is all Linguistics 101 stuff. Shakespeare coined hundreds (thousands?) of words, many of which are in common usage today. Were they not words when he created them? If not, what makes them words now, the fact that they're recognized by dictionaries? Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ http://training.figleaf.com/ Fig Leaf Software is a Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB) on GSA Schedule, and provides the highest caliber vendor-authorized instruction at our training centers, online, or onsite. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:348117 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
