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Rhueh t1_j6oj6n9 wrote

>There's a perception that you can't just invent a word...

A misperception. Of course you can invent a word, otherwise where would they come from? Not only that, but you can--and do--use existing words in an idiosyncratic way. I would argue that you can't actually use them any other way--at least, not nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs. It's important to understand that everyone means something different when they use a word, and conversations can fall apart very quickly if one or another person doesn't understand that.

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