Editing Word usage

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'''Word usage''' is the way a [[word]], [[phrase]], or [[concept]] is used in a [[language]] or [[variety (linguistics)|language variety]]. [[lexicography|Lexicographers]] gather samples of written instances where a word is used and analyze them to determine [[pattern]]s of regional or social usage as well as meaning. A word, for example the English word "donny" (a round rock about the size of a man's head), may be only a rare regional usage, or a word may be used worldwide by standard English speakers and have one or several evolving [[definition]]s.

Word usage may also involve [[grammar]].

==See also==
* [[List of English words with disputed usage]]
* [[Text mining]]
* [[Predictive analytics]]

[[Category:Lexicology]]
[[Category:Syntactic entities]]


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