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Re:An update of 455 new words by B-Con on Friday October 29, 2021 @03:25AM (#29036117)
That is a difference in grammar, not vocabulary.
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Re:An update of 455 new words by tjader on Friday October 29, 2021 @08:39AM (#29037706)
Government[1] is a property of words often documented in dictionaries.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_(linguistics)

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Re:An update of 455 new words by recursive on Friday October 29, 2021 @11:52AM (#29039985)
Are you arguing that grammar is not part of usage? I'm not sure I understand the point.
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