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The truth is that only 1% of all new words are totally new, and of those an even smaller percentage are conjured up out of thin air. The vast majority of coinages are the product of some kind of repurposing, and the result has always been a mix of tradition and innovation.

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Air, Innovation, Majority

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Born: September 21, 1967
Occupation: Lexicographer
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