Lee said:

MtW>When the earliest dictionaries were compiled, the authors went to great
lenghts to research the usage of words. And that is what they still do
today. Dictionaries are reprinted because *usage* changes, not because
nything needs to be redefined, after all, the original meanings haven't
become incorrect. And of course because new words appear.

Lee>There's no practical difference between a change in usage and a change
in
definition.<

There's a world of difference. Which was my point when I stated that
dictionaries did not define words. Which they clearly don't. The meaning of
words is 'defined' by those who use the language. Dictionaries are records
of usage.

M