What a corpus can reveal about an ordinary phrase
A corpus can show where a phrase appears, which meaning its context supports, and how its use varies across sampled kinds of speech and writing. Its counts inherit the limits of the collection.
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How a dictionary decides a word has arrived
A new dictionary entry often records a word with a long life behind it. Editors weigh dated examples, shared meaning, spread and the needs of a particular readership; the entry marks a judgment about evidence, not a word's birth.