Why do (black) people keep saying "conversate"?

[TLR Is Mental Poison]

Aren't words created by a lot of people saying the word?

Is there some word king that decides what is a word?

YES, THE DICTIONARY

 

[Ronnie Lott]

Hahahahahah

 

[CrimsonTider]

If it's not in the average dictionary then it probably isn't a word.

YES, THE DICTIONARY

Ok geniuses, how do they determine what new words to add to the dictionary?

Why was "frenemy" added?

You telling me they can add shyt like "chillax" "Hater" and "Defriend"

But, not "conversate" or "ain't"

 

[Sierra Mist]

Why do black people say mine's instead of mine? And why do you say axe instead of ask?

 

[Emperor Sol]

Ok geniuses, how do they determine what new words to add to the dictionary?

Why was "frenemy" added?

Frenemy was not added to any dictionary as a formal term.

 

[CrimsonTider]

Frenemy was not added to any dictionary as a formal term.

Merriam-Webster Search for iPhone

 

[Emperor Sol]

Merriam-Webster Search for iPhone

The definition says "nonstandard". If you read what I just wrote, then you'd realize there's no contradiction between what I said and what the dictionary says.

 

[CrimsonTider]

The definition says "nonstandard". If you read what I just wrote, then you'd realize there's no contradiction between what I said and what the dictionary says.

This is argument is besides the point.

How do words get into the dictionary?

 

[Muzion]

because it sounds better

 

[Lakers Offseason]

Breh, Anfernee wasn't a real name either.

BUt it is now

 

[Emperor Sol]

This is argument is besides the point.

How do words get into the dictionary?

Scholars decide what gets put into dictionaries. They also decide what is formally a word and what is simply a colloquialism or nonstandard verbiage. "Irregardless" is a word that bears a similar issue. While "irregardless" may technically be what you would call a word, it is not so in the sense that it is a) redundant as it has both a negative prefix and suffix and b) the word "regardless" precedes it and supersedes its use in formal conversation.

"Conversate" is a non-standard term and most spell-checks do not recognize it as a word.

 

[J-Fire]

they had an episode on "the game" about this. caused Principle Greer the break up with Roc's brother.

and for the record...it is in the dictionary: Conversate | Define Conversate at Dictionary.com

 

[CrimsonTider]

Scholars decide what gets put into dictionaries. They also decide what is formally a word and what is simply a colloquialism or nonstandard verbiage. "Irregardless" is a word that bears a similar issue. While "irregardless" may technically be what you would call a word, it is not so in the sense that it is a) redundant as it has both a negative prefix and suffix and b) the word "regardless" precedes it and supersedes its use in formal conversation.

"Conversate" is a non-standard term and most spell-checks do not recognize it as a word.

Scholars

The public decides what are words. If enough people use the word...its official.

Why didnt they decide "bling" was a world until america started using in abundance

 

[Emperor Sol]

Scholars

The public decides what are words. If enough people use the word...its official.

Why didnt they decide "bling" was a world until america started using in abundance

"The public" isn't what puts words into dictionaries. Nice try though. "The public" is, however, what influences what does go into the dictionary. I'll give you that much.

Besides, the only people using the "conversate" are blacks. Let's be real here. Do you think they'd take you serious in an interview for a very high knowledge job if you said "conversate" instead of converse? They'd think you're just a dumb nikka

 

[Ricky Church]

never passes my lips