"Retweet", "Woot" & "Cyberbullying" added to English dictionary.
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[quote]The next time someone interrupts you to proclaim that "retweet" or "woot" aren't actual words, laugh in his or her face and point to a copy of the Concise Oxford English Dictionary.
Yes, one of the main authorities on the English language is officially acknowledging some of the silly terms we've been using lately.
The twelfth edition of the Concise Oxford English Dictionary includes over 400 new words — many of which are related to social media and technology. According to the folks behind the esteemed reference text, these additions "are just carrying on the tradition of a dictionary that has always sought to be progressive and up to date."
So what will we be seeing in the new tome?
There will be definitions for terms like "noob," "woot," "cyberbullying," "sexting," and "textspeak" as well as additional meanings for the words "follower" and "friend."
It's worth noting that many of these words were added to the Oxford Dictionaries Online a while ago. That particular publication's online version is updated roughly each month and should not be confused with the Concise Oxford Dictionary — for which revisions are deliberated a bit more slowly and carefully.[/quote]
[url]http://digitallife.today.com/_news/2011/08/18/7407194-retweet-woot-and-cyberbullying-added-to-dictionary[/url]
Times change, but still lmao.
Don't you mean "Cyberbu//ying"?
"Retweet"?
That word would disappear in the next 5-10 years.
[QUOTE=Chezhead;31808482]Don't you mean "Cyberbu//ying"?[/QUOTE]
ur a liar Lindsay.
Only slightly related, but I always thought using words like 'lol' outside of text on a computer/cell was stupid.
That's almost like someone 100 years ago saying "STOP" in real life just because you do that at the end of a telegram statement.
there are a lot of stupid words in english dictionaries
woot...is a word? Not according to my spellcheck! (nether is spellcheck, what the hell)
[QUOTE=Reimu;31808531]Only slightly related, but I always thought using words like 'lol' outside of text on a computer/cell was stupid.
That's almost like someone 100 years ago saying "STOP" in real life just because you do that at the end of a telegram statement.[/QUOTE]Messengers would do this when reading out a message, and someone dictating a message would as well.
[QUOTE=Glorbo;31808520]"Retweet"?
That word would disappear in the next 5-10 years.[/QUOTE]
They'll take it out again when it fades into obscurity.
[quote]The next time someone interrupts you to proclaim that "retweet" or "woot" aren't actual words[/quote]
This has never happened to anybody, ever.
[QUOTE=Reimu;31808531]Only slightly related, but I always thought using words like 'lol' outside of text on a computer/cell was stupid.
That's almost like someone 100 years ago saying "STOP" in real life just because you do that at the end of a telegram statement.[/QUOTE]
LOL FULL STOP
[QUOTE=labbet;31808719]woot...is a word? Not according to my spellcheck! (nether is spellcheck, what the hell)[/QUOTE]
Yes it is [URL]http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/spellcheck[/URL] , your spellchecker obviously does not have every word from the Oxford English Dictionary in it
Their example for 'woot' makes me cringe:
[quote][I]I definitely get Fridays off, woot![/I][/quote]
I hope I never hear anyone say that in real life
Oxford dictionary has lost all credibility if this is true.
EDIT: These will remain slang words as far as I'm concerned.
[QUOTE=matt.ant;31809412][QUOTE]I definitely get Fridays off, woot![/QUOTE]
I hope I never hear anyone say that in real life[/QUOTE]
It's such an obscure sentence. I can't see it coming up in a sentence.
Really, its not that big of a deal. A lot of words we use today are slang from the past. Just the evolution of language.
The old people who use dictionaries will not notice the difference.
stop fucking doing this
I don't want to live on this planet anymore.
[QUOTE=Kopimi;31810027]stop fucking doing this[/QUOTE]
They have an obligation to put all words still in use in.
At least they're adding more to the English Language...not taking away.
[QUOTE=CabooseRvB;31810197]At least they're adding more to the English Language...not taking away.[/QUOTE]
They took quite a few obsolete words out too.
Cyberbullying I can understand...
But woot and retweet?
[editline]18th August 2011[/editline]
[QUOTE=Atlascore;31809706]Who even uses "woot" anymore?
Seriously the last time I've seen anyone say it was over six years ago, and I've [b]never[/b] heard anyone actually say it. (As in, I've never heard anyone say it in real life or over vent/skype/etc)[/QUOTE]
My cousin says it all the time.
And he's 21 years old.
[QUOTE=Sanius;31808632]there are a lot of stupid words in english dictionaries[/QUOTE]
Bootylicious
I can understand Cyberbullying and somewhat understand woot...
...But retweet? Really? :suicide:
[QUOTE=Doctor Zedacon;31808987]Messengers would do this when reading out a message, and someone dictating a message would as well.[/QUOTE]
That's different. If you read a text message out loud, it's ok to say "lol." But you don't say "lol" because you thought a friend did something funny. That's like saying "Oh, I think I will have Stouffers for supper. STOP."
Woot has already faded into obscurity for the most part
Fuck it, :eng101: won't be able to stop this shit.
[QUOTE=Painseeker;31810157]I don't want to live on this planet anymore.[/QUOTE]
Calm down...It's just a couple words added to the dictionary.
[QUOTE=Painseeker;31810157]I don't want to live on this planet anymore.[/QUOTE]
i hear mars has running water these days... you should check it out.
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