XPost: alt.usage.english, alt.english.usage   
   From: chris@cdixon.me.uk   
      
   JMB99 wrote:   
      
   >On 28/08/2025 08:23, J. P. Gilliver wrote:   
   >> I thought this could be of interest to lexicography, so I copied several   
   >> bits of the recent discussion to a lexicographer I know. Here's his   
   >> reply (between === lines). I told him I thought he might find it   
   >> interesting.   
      
   >The OED have an EMail address where new words or uses of words can be sent.   
      
   If you search OED and John's surname, you might then be able to   
   guess that he is already well-informed in this area.   
      
   Chris   
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