This just on evening news: Merriam Webster has added 800 words to dictionary
As an old English teacher and enjoyer of words, I welcome additions. I will say, I believe we are due to change the names of the time periods of the English language. We have old English, Middle English, which I can read with a 40 word cheat sheet, and modern English that began in the 1500's. How many kids, people can read Shakespeare without a guide anymore? And yes, I can, and love it, but when teaching I would have to explain word meanings from his time.