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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.
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Examples of newly coined words in English?
ballpen
Who coined the most words in the English language?
John Milton introduced the most amount of words to the English dictionary, with an overwhelming 630 words! Ben Jonson is runner-up with 558 words and John Donne tallies up 342 words. Shakespeare only invented 229 words. Examples of Milton's words are: debauchery, terrific, fragrance, lovelorn and healthy.
Why do the English make up weird names for things like soccer?
For the same reason they coined other words in the English language. To communicate.
What is the English palindrome with the most letters?
tattarrattat - the longest palindrome in the Oxford English Dictionary, coined by James Joyce in Ulysses for a knock on the door
Who coined the term familial?
No one coined it. It is an English term based on the Latin root familias.
What does it mean to coin new words?
Just as new coins can be made in a mint, new words can be invented by people. Many words have come into the English language and other languages because people "coined" new words; invented them.
What is it called when you add new words to the English language?
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.
What are three words probably coined by shakespeare?
to be or not to be
Language with most words?
The language with the most words is English, with over 1 million words. However, the average native English speaker knows around 20,000 to 35,000 words.
What is the origin of the word chipmunk?
These omnivorous hoarders had their name coined in the English language in 1829 (also chitmunk, 1832) from the Algonquian, most likely Ojibweajidamoo (Ottawa dialectajidamoonh) "red squirrel", literally "head first", or "one who descends trees headlong", influenced by the English words chit and mink.
What is a word coined by Lewis Carroll in Through The Looking-Glass?
Lewis Carroll invented many words in Through the Looking Glass for use in the poem Jabberwocky. The one which could be described as the most 'successful', as it has truly integrated into the English language, is chortled.
What lanuguage has the most words?
The English language.
