Lestat
10-08-2005, 13:24
The new edition of the Oxford English Dictionary includes 62 new words representing the changes in our culture in the last year. And, appropriately, many of them are to do with the Internet.
Great words we'd never heard of:
blipvert: a very short TV ad,
pre-loved: second-hand,
gaydar: a gay man's ability to pick out another gay man
breatharian: someone who believes they can exist on air alone chuddies: meaning pants
This word apparently stems from the Indian comedy series Goodness Gracious Me!. .
It all goes to show that English is still the greatest language in the world, even if every year there are more words that don't register.
Even Chav made it in there! :clap:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2000/08/11/net_speak_makes_oxford_english/
Great words we'd never heard of:
blipvert: a very short TV ad,
pre-loved: second-hand,
gaydar: a gay man's ability to pick out another gay man
breatharian: someone who believes they can exist on air alone chuddies: meaning pants
This word apparently stems from the Indian comedy series Goodness Gracious Me!. .
It all goes to show that English is still the greatest language in the world, even if every year there are more words that don't register.
Even Chav made it in there! :clap:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2000/08/11/net_speak_makes_oxford_english/