Monday, October 3, 2011

New Words for 2011

Here are some websites with new words that have been added into dictionaries this year:

Merriam Webster:
http://www.merriam-webster.com/info/newwords11.htm

Huffington Post article ("sexting," "retweet," "cyberbully"):
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/18/sexting-retweet-cyberbullying-concise-oxford-english-dictionary_n_930347.html

CNN Article ("lol," "omg," "fyi"):
http://articles.cnn.com/2011-03-25/living/oxford.new.words_1_new-words-oxford-english-dictionary-usage?_s=PM:LIVING

Telegraph article on new words in the OUP:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/internet/8343136/Bloggable-and-scareware-added-to-Oxford-Dictionary.html

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