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The Law of Common Usage

created by Stilroc

(thing) by Stilroc (5.7 y) (print)   ?   (I like it!) Wed Feb 28 2001 at 3:15:01

Essentially, it's just the law that states that something becomes acceptable only through multiple uses by many people.

It is the guiding principle behind what falls into a dictionary compile, as well as what is regarded as human language in general

It was also mentioned in Scott Adams' book: Dogbert's Clues for The Clueless as a method for determining what became ettiquite. I tend to agree.

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