My Teacher Said About Dictionary Is Not True Anymore
@luisadannointed (11848)
Philippines
August 9, 2025 2:43pm CST
One of my sister said when we were in highschool, that words' meaning in dictionary cannot be change nor you cannot add new words... but as the world goes bythe young people keep adding new words and add different meaning to the existing word, that if you fail to watch out for it, you might be sayign the word inappropriate now and a bit off... because sometimes the good word, becomes double meaning now.
So I gues what my teacher told us about the dictionary or about vocabulary is not applicable nowadays. Do you agree?
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@snowy22315 (208963)
• United States
9 Aug
I think new words are added to dictionaries often
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@luisadannointed (11848)
• Philippines
11 Aug
I think she's wrong, no, for sure she got it wrong, hehehehe.
@Shivram59 (50238)
• India
11 Aug
I agree In each language new words are added in the dictionary. And some of these words have double meanings.In some contexts they mean something vulgar.
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@luisadannointed (11848)
• Philippines
12 Aug
Sad thing is, some good words before are now turn into a bad meaning.
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@luisadannointed (11848)
• Philippines
12 Aug
@Shivram59 hahahaha I know what you mean, I can't do that either.
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@Shivram59 (50238)
• India
12 Aug
@luisadannointed All languages do this. New words are added in the dictionary and in course of time, assume different meanings. This happens in my language, Hindi, also. I can cite examples, but it will be against the rule of the site.
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@xstitcher (39034)
• Petaluma, California
16 Aug
I don't know why she said that--I'm sure new words have been added to dictionaries for decades.
@LeaPea2417 (40032)
• Toccoa, Georgia
9 Aug
I agree. New words and meanings have been added.
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@luisadannointed (11848)
• Philippines
11 Aug
Yes, I think she got it wrong or maybe they never anticipated the generations that adds too many words and love to twist words to make it fun and sometimes a green one.
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@LeaPea2417 (40032)
• Toccoa, Georgia
11 Aug
@luisadannointed When I was a kid and teenager, I actually liked reading the dictionary learning about different words.
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@luisadannointed (11848)
• Philippines
11 Aug
@LeaPea2417, that's so nice of you. When I was in highschool I love reading story books in the library. Just readign stories, lol!
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@sw8sincere (6032)
• Philippines
10 Aug
I agree language is always evolving. New words pop up, old words shift meaning, and sometimes what used to be harmless now has a completely different tone
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@pitsipeahie (5758)
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11 Aug
I beg to disagree with your sister. Dictionaries are constantly updated to add new words and reflect how meanings evolve over time. They’ve been doing this for as long as dictionaries have existed—there’s no way they stay frozen, lol. 
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