In 2002, I asked Merriam-Webster the following question. Emily Arsenault replied as follows.
Q: U.N. peacekeeping forces are often called Blue Helmets. How much more evidence of usage of this term do you need for its inclusion in your Collegiate dictionary?
A: “Blue Helmet” is a proper noun and therefore essentially “nonlexical,” as we call such terms.
No comments:
Post a Comment