Words invented by Shakespeare
La aparición de las nuevas palabras en los idiomas suele estar malvista. Las palabras adoptadas de otros idiomas, palabras de jerga, terminología, todo esto parece que estropea la pureza del idioma de Shakespeare (o cualquier otro). Pero sabéis que la introducción de estas nuevas palabras es un proceso inevitable? No solamente en inglés, sino en cualcuier otro idioma. Sin los neologismos no seríamos capazes de hablar de la mayoría de las cosas, eventos o phenómenos modernos. Cada dos horas en el diccionario aparece una palabra nueva.
Muchas palabras se inventan por los escritores. Y uno de los inventores más grandes de las palabras inglesas fué el propio Shakespeare. Introdujo alrededor de 1000 (!) palabras en inglés. (más abajo puse algunas).
¡Así que a inventar nuevas palabras!
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El Gato de Cheshire
We often nag at the new words to appear in languages. Loan words, slang words, industry specific jargon, all these neologisms seem to spoil the purity of the Shakespeare's English. But do you know that the introduction of all these new words is an inevitable process? Not only in English, but in any language. If we didn't have he neologisms, we would be unable to speak about a great deal of the modern things, events and phenomena. Every two hours a new word is added to the dictionary.
The greatest word inventors are normally the writers. And the very Shakespeare invented over 1,000 words, which he incorporated into his writing. There are some of them:
Addiction (Othello, Act II, Scene II). Being psychologically or physically dependent on something, usually a drug.
“It is Othello's pleasure, our noble and valiant general, that, upon certain tidings now arrived, importing the mere perdition of the Turkish fleet, every man put himself into triumph; some to dance, some to make bonfires, each man to what sport and revels his addiction leads him.” – Herald
Assassination (Macbeth, Act I, Scene VII). The murder of someone famous or important.
“If it were done when 'tis done, then 'twere well it were done quickly: if the assassination could trammel up the consequence, and catch with his surcease success.”
Uncomfortable (Romeo and Juliet, Act IV, Scene V). Not feeling comfortable and pleasant, or not making you feel comfortable and pleasant.
“Despised, distressed, hated, martyr'd, kill'd! Uncomfortable time, why camest thou now to murder, murder our solemnity?” – Capulet
So let's invent some new words! 
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Learn languages and smile,
Yours truly,
El Gato de Cheshire
PS hahaha, for those curious ones here is a list of some words invented by John Milton: liturgical, debauchery, unhealthily, padlock, dismissive, terrific, embellishing, fragrance, didactic, love-lorn and complacency 
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