Coined terms are also legitimized after the fact.

• The coined word is also canonized (in a textual sense) to posterior. Isn’t that institutionalized language?

You can always coin a new word if you think an existing word doesn’t match what you want to express. That’s the folk of the existing system. It is legitimized after the fact by the number of people who like to use it. Conversely, if no one likes it, it’s the same as unpopular fork in subjectivism.

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