Yeah that’s the “kinda” part, sometimes for sure that happens, but that’s different than say something like “literally now means figuratively due to people misusing it” doesn’t mean it’s actually correct even if a dictionary were to adopt it.
Furthermore I believe words don’t have to be in the dictionary to be “correct,” imo embiggen is a perfectly cromulent word whether or not some people who compile a book agree. I just don’t think that “many being incorrect” deserves to be a reason words change to new meanings necessarily, maybe sometimes, but sometimes also “no they’re just wrong.”
Bovine is more scientific, I can’t say that I’ve heard it in regular speech myself, but 'round here people usually say cow, steer, or bull depending on which it is.
Yeah that’s the “kinda” part, sometimes for sure that happens, but that’s different than say something like “literally now means figuratively due to people misusing it” doesn’t mean it’s actually correct even if a dictionary were to adopt it.
Furthermore I believe words don’t have to be in the dictionary to be “correct,” imo embiggen is a perfectly cromulent word whether or not some people who compile a book agree. I just don’t think that “many being incorrect” deserves to be a reason words change to new meanings necessarily, maybe sometimes, but sometimes also “no they’re just wrong.”
Bovine is more scientific, I can’t say that I’ve heard it in regular speech myself, but 'round here people usually say cow, steer, or bull depending on which it is.