[release][url=http://edition.cnn.com/2009/TECH/11/17/unfriend.word/index.html](CNN) -- It's prone to cause drama in the online world.[/url]
And, according to the New Oxford American Dictionary, it's the word of the year.
"Unfriend" beat out a tech-heavy field that included "netbook," "hashtag" and "sexting" to take the annual honor.
"It has both currency and potential longevity," said Christine Lindberg, a language researcher for Oxford's U.S. dictionary program. "In the online social networking context, its meaning is understood, so its adoption as a modern verb form makes this an interesting choice for Word of the Year."
Oxford defines "unfriend," a verb, thusly: "To remove someone as a 'friend' on a social networking site such as Facebook."
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Wow that is fucking retarded. I would have rather had "sexting"
[QUOTE=PhantomNorth;18429070][release][url=http://edition.cnn.com/2009/TECH/11/17/unfriend.word/index.html](CNN) -- It's prone to cause drama in the online world.[/url]
And, according to the New Oxford American Dictionary, it's the word of the year.
"Unfriend" beat out a tech-heavy field that included "netbook," "hashtag" and "sexting" to take the annual honor.
"It has both currency and potential longevity," said Christine Lindberg, a language researcher for Oxford's U.S. dictionary program. "In the online social networking context, its meaning is understood, so its adoption as a modern verb form makes this an interesting choice for Word of the Year."
Oxford defines "unfriend," a verb, thusly: "To remove someone as a 'friend' on a social networking site such as Facebook."
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Wow that is fucking retarded. I would have rather had "sexting"[/QUOTE]
Shows how lazy the English language is getting.
i unfriend dictionaries now
Defriend would make so much more sense.
[editline]08:04PM[/editline]
Un: to undo
De: to remove
Are you undoing your friend, or removing them?
[QUOTE=venn177;18429166]Defriend would make so much more sense.
[editline]08:04PM[/editline]
Un: to undo
De: to remove
Are you undoing your friend, or removing them?[/QUOTE]
I wish I could undo some of the girls I've done.
(wait, what)
Oh shit Newspeak.
Depends, do your friends have a devious plot you wish to destroy, or destroy your friend?
[QUOTE=venn177;18429166]Defriend would make so much more sense.
[editline]08:04PM[/editline]
Un: to undo
De: to remove
Are you undoing your friend, or removing them?[/QUOTE]
[release]On blogs Tuesday, debate about the decision was ongoing. Chief among the issues of dispute: whether "unfriend" or "defriend" was the proper word for weeding someone from one's online circle.
"Frustrated that 'unfriend' is the word of the year. It's definitely 'defriend' when referencing Facebook," one Twitter user wrote, adding the hashtag #dictionaryfail.
Others defended the choice: " 'Defriend' makes me think of 'defoliate' and, well, I dunno, it sounds weird," one wrote.
Oxford spokesman Christian Purdy said researchers found that "unfriend" was more commonly used.[/release]
From the main article, Oxford's justification was that defriend reminds him of defoliate.
Sexting is cooler than unfriend
[QUOTE=Spork-Juct;18429096]Shows how lazy the English language is getting.[/QUOTE]The effects of Internet and "text message" lingo has turned the English language into Newspeak.
[QUOTE=Uberman77883;18429200]Oh shit Newspeak.[/QUOTE]
Holy shit you read my mind.
[editline]08:09PM[/editline]
[QUOTE=Doug52392;18429258]The effects of Internet and "text message" lingo has turned the English language into Newspeak.[/QUOTE]
You too, kind of.
[QUOTE=Doug52392;18429258]The effects of Internet and "text message" lingo has turned the English language into Newspeak.[/QUOTE]
u gay? lol
[editline]08:10PM[/editline]
brb bio br8k
God dammit, the English language was perfect the way it was. Now, idiots are ushering in these foul slang terms and these... shitty phrases; Such as "unfriend"
Unfriend? That's stupid, sexting is catchier.
[QUOTE=Spork-Juct;18429096]Shows how lazy the English language is getting.[/QUOTE]
Yes languages have never changed before
Kids these days etc etc
It's only a matter of time before "lol" is added to the dictionary. It's rarely even perceived as an acronym anymore, it's just an expression of amusement.
Unfriend? I've never heard anyone actually say that.
[QUOTE=Figgis Fiddis;18429505]It's only a matter of time before "lol" is added to the dictionary. It's rarely even perceived as an acronym anymore, it's just an expression of amusement.[/QUOTE]I believe "LOL" is already in the dictionary.
Hashtag sounds like a ridiculously fun game. Especially at night with flashlights. :2bong:
[QUOTE=Spork-Juct;18429096]Shows how lazy the English language is getting.[/QUOTE]
this is doubleplusungood
I don't see why they can't just add all of the "candidates" then?
[QUOTE=Ishmael12;18429673]this is doubleplusungood[/QUOTE]
try not to get vaporized
[QUOTE=leet;18430845]I don't see why they can't just add all of the "candidates" then?[/QUOTE]
I can :smug:
Next they'll need Unperson.
[QUOTE=Ishmael12;18429673]this is doubleplusungood[/QUOTE]
fff I was just about to make a 1984 comment
jerk
Oxford is trying to be cool too.
They just want to fit in with all the latest "craze" and "lingo"
:tinfoil:
Can't wait for the Oxford Dictionary to just be renamed "Newspeak Manual".
Goddang kids and there crazy modern talk, back in my day all this was fields.
[QUOTE=PhantomNorth;18429231][release]On blogs Tuesday, debate about the decision was ongoing. Chief among the issues of dispute: whether "unfriend" or "defriend" was the proper word for weeding someone from one's online circle.
"Frustrated that 'unfriend' is the word of the year. It's definitely 'defriend' when referencing Facebook," one Twitter user wrote, adding the hashtag #dictionaryfail.
Others defended the choice: " 'Defriend' makes me think of 'defoliate' and, well, I dunno, it sounds weird," one wrote.
Oxford spokesman Christian Purdy said researchers found that "unfriend" was more commonly used.[/release]
From the main article, Oxford's justification was that defriend reminds him of defoliate.[/QUOTE]
So I'm smarter than the collective conscience of Oxford? :2bong:
[editline]10:55PM[/editline]
Wait, does that mean he would also relate the words "friend" and "foliate?" That specific guy is a fucking moron.
[QUOTE=venn177;18431789]So I'm smarter than the collective conscience of Oxford? :2bong:[/QUOTE]
That wasn't Oxford, just some guy on Twitter.
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