New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-01

Tho, verdict would be looked upon as hhaio
The average man in a case where the question:
ia arisen as TO the proprlety OF using "oiu'
o., 70 those people who know how dictionaries
-. oomnied the fact that the word did not APP
- IN the latest edition would not be con-
elusive ,,,,,au,
M English language is growing continually
"a words and phrases are being grated INTO
49, ola stock which would be meaningless TO the
.uon,e whose use Of the language or contact
len the people who speak 1t had ceased seVerai
,..ors ago The concert hall and the LABORATORY
,,s workshop and the barroom. all contribute
toward the stock Of new words. ana science as
uou as commerce gives rise to words "hich III
many instances reach the dictionaries. bu'
while this may he true of many words. more i've
. season and then die. In order to determine
wba, shall be done with the. new words the
dictionary makers allow them 10 gro" anu
Imam" in cabinets made for that purpose These
cabinets consist Of a series of boxes, one lor
sach letter I'm the alphabet. and into these boxes
the new words are placed. together win Ill
matter pertaining TO them until such lHie as q
,ow or revised edition Of the dictionary Is 10
hs ,ssued and then the accumulated novelties
IN the way Of words are carefully examined.
and those that are found worthy are given
Mace in the new edition and become part OF
the language.
SCIENTIFIC WORDS PROLIFIC
The scientific publications furnish much OF NE
material for the word cabinets. but there are
other and peculiar sources. The man VINO oe-
uvers lecture before a backwoods debating So
ciety and who earns from his ieilow-nempers
the distinction Of having coined word. usu-
lam .tn
o, his townspeople to the dictionary maker. the
man who makes new shoe polish. tooth WaSh'
S.i,, binding or machine. and nvents a name to
describe the novelty. makes efforts 10 adVer'ise
h,s invention by having the name become a
part Of the dictionary. and the consequence Is
that the stock Of that class Of words is usually
great Some Of these trade words have become
50 popular that they have been taken into the
fold. but the makers Of dictionaries are sceptcs.
and must be fully convinced of the lasting qual-
tiles Of the word before 1t is accepted
A striking example Of this class is the name
used for popular pyrOxyline material Inc
word was copyrighted but well known
In business that the dictionary people felt Just-
esd in giving it a place in their book But while
some inventors would have been pleased win
this action the pyroxyline material pateh'eeS
objected. on the ground that their COMPOUND
was patented and should be fully described ana
no. cut off with a simple description 81 com
mon noun.
III we give the word and its derivatons ana
definitions Just as those who own the copyrights
wish us to give them" said a dictionary maker.
there would be objection on their part put
eur book would become an encyclopedia.
Then there are the people who invent dishes
and wish to be mmortalized in the gastronomic
world. san Juan steak" Manila stew ana
Maine shOrtcake" are among the dlsheS
which the inventors wish to see incorporated III
the next edition Of the dictionary. and as 10
drinks there is hardly well-known naval ON
Ger in the service after whom a cocktail d
smash or julep has not been named. ana III
describing it the writer usually reC1ests that
mention should be made Of he fact that IL
was first brewed cOncOcted or mixed BY 30
and-So"
The words which come from the scientihc
world receive the most serious consideration
and the number invented OF formed last year
Is larger than il has ever been before III one
year. Surgery. pharmacy and chemistry. elec-
trcity and photography, have all furnlshed
new words. and while these are being pondered
over by the grave and serious student other
words Of less serious import, which crept INTO
the language during the last twelve months IN
spirit Of humOr slang criticism, are Also
oeing seriously considered
WORDS FROM THE WAR
The war gave rise TO a number of words which
VIII undoubtedly find their way into the die
"ohary The recOncentrado has become an
american colonist. and the trocha figures IN the
'lnciai reports Of the operations in Cuba. The
uniforms of an important part Of the United
states Army will be made Of khaki cloth from
"o" on and he word viii undoubtedly become
part Of the language
'he OF the many slang words Of the year
"nch seem desiIned ~ r.main In the Amer-