To be succinct or not to be succinct, sometimes to get a smile. Then it sticks. Others pick it up and spread it around -like butter- and Webster's and/or OED copies it in.
to be or not to be
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William Shakespeare - he coined many words and phrases - with bated breath (merchant of Venice) - - a foregone conclusion (Othello) -. His use of language also shaped today's language.
The word cosmotron was coined by the combination of two words â?? cosmic rays and cyclotron. A cosmotron is a high-energy proton accelerator.
Yes, eventually, if they become generally used.
TANSTAAFL - There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch
When a new word can be traced to an individual, usually a very prominant person or literary figure, we can say that the person "coined" the new word. In the big picture, rarely can we attribute the coining of a word to an individual. Usually, words take hold in a more organic way, over periods of time. Words can be made in a few different ways. New words coined by individuals or general usage are referred to as neologisms.
Every language evolves over time. Words are coined and words fall out of use. The way in which we pronounce words also changes.
A newly coined word or phrase is called a neologism.
The word "philosophy" is believed to have been coined by the ancient Greek thinker Pythagoras in the 6th century BCE. It derives from the Greek words "philo" (love) and "sophia" (wisdom).
"Binary" and "Digit", coined by John Tukey in 1946.
Raffaele Garofalo was the one who coined the term criminology. Criminology was coined in 1885.