Shakespeare's influence, and modern-day texting both just go to show how anyone can just come up with a word that, if it gains enough popularity, becomes a permanent part of the english language. For instance, the word "selfie" is being permanently added to the official dictionary, as it was the most used new word in 2013. Another book that I once remember reading, entitled Frindle, was about a boy who created a different word for pen… or was it pencil… Anywho, at the end of the book
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"frindle" becomes an official word in the dictionary. This is probably what happened to Shakespeare. He created all of these new words, and they became commonplace, used in the everyday english language.
