The Merriam-Webster Dictionary has many definitions for the word "mad". These would include, disordered in mind: insane; a completely unrestrained by reason and judgment; incapable of being explained or accounted for (a mad decision); carried away by intense anger: furious; carried away by enthusiasm or desire (mad about the boy next door); marked by wild gaiety and merriment: hilarious; intensely excited: frantic; marked by intense and often chaotic activity: wild (a mad scramble). As you can see, "mad" has many definitions according to th

e dictionary. The new definition for "mad", that I would like to defend into Standard American English is to mean many or a lot.

I believe that the term "mad", meaning many or a lot, should be admitted into the Standard American English for many reasons. One reason being, that the youth of the nation use this word quite frequently. Whether it is on the radio, on television, or in normal conversations, the word "mad" has a new meaning for the youth of America. You must also understand that the youth of America know the difference between the slang version and dictionary version of "mad". Another reason that "mad" should become part of our everyday speaking with this new definition is that the older generations are beginning to understand the use of the word and become oriented with those patterns of speech. If the all of the generations in America are able to und

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