The problem is that we try to defend you, @MerriamWebster, by correcting incorrect usage, but you eventually undermine our support by saying: "If people are wrong long enough, then we give in and make them right." (See, for example, how "literally" now also means "figuratively.")

@JeffersRoad It’s not “giving in,” it’s documenting how people actually use the language. Dictionaries define the breadth of the language, and not simply the elegant parts at the top.

@MerriamWebster I understand your reasoning, but where does it end? If enough people say down means up and alive means dead, will @MerriamWebster say, "Well, that's how people actually use the language"? Or, as with "could care less," folks actually mean the opposite but don't recognize it?

@JeffersRoad @MerriamWebster Yes, they should document that, because that is the most useful information for someone who hears a word and wants to know what the speaker meant by it. You are free to start a Dictionary of Proper English as It Should Be According to JeffersRoad, if you wish.

@DoobLontonder @MerriamWebster Again, I understand the reasoning, but think about what you're saying: If enough people say down means up and alive means dead, then when I consult the dictionary, it tells me that foolish actually means wise. If that's helpful to you or others, so be it.

@JeffersRoad @DoobLontonder @MerriamWebster that's literally how language works, welcome!

@AndreaAirlines @DoobLontonder @MerriamWebster Got it. So, if I can get enough people to say that "AndreaAirlines" now means "condescending," then I will truly understand how language *literally* works.

@JeffersRoad @AndreaAirlines @DoobLontonder @MerriamWebster Mate, people are trying to help you understand, but it sounds like you think you know better. Language changes. Lexicographers are documenting what we language speakers are doing. This isn’t controversial.