How entrenched is the term 'Fake News' in our everyday lives? So much that it's being added to the next print edition of the Collins Dictionary. John Q. Public now uses the phrase 'Fake news' so much that the Collins Dictionary has named it the "Word of the Year" (yes, I realize it's actually two words, not one). According to the latest numbers, usage of the phrase is up by 365% since 2016 - and that's not fake news. Sign Up for the Our Newsletter Enter your email to receive the latest news and information directly to your inbox! Name * First Last Email *
Compilers of dictionaries monitor the usage of words and depending strictly on fluctuations, they decide to include or exclude them in newer print editions.
Dictionaries are not compilations of popularly used words. Moreover, there is really no way of truly measuring or quantifying the use of a word or phrase. The system may have inferred from the context that given an increase in the use of a word automatically assures it a place in the dictionary, or vice versa.
( z1 and :op ( z2 monitor :ARG0 ( z3 person :ARG0-of ( z4 compile :ARG1 ( z5 dictionary ) ) ) :ARG1 ( z6 use :ARG1 ( z7 word ) ) ) :op ( z8 decide :ARG0 z3 :ARG1 ( z9 or :op ( z10 include :ARG0 z3 :ARG1 z7 :ARG2 ( z11 edition :mod ( z12 print ) :ARG1-of ( z13 have-degree :ARG2 ( z14 new :ARG1 z11 ) :ARG3 ( z15 more ) ) ) ) :op ( z16 exclude :ARG0 z3 :ARG1 z7 :ARG2 z11 ) ) :ARG0-of ( z17 depend :ARG1 ( z18 fluctuate ) :manner ( z19 strict ) ) ) )