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  • OMG, LOL and FYI enter Oxford English Dictionary. Twitter, OED, Online, 0

    OMG, LOL and FYI enter Oxford English Dictionary

    New words added 24 March 2011 22:12 GMT

    OMG, LOL and FYI, phrases normally used on BBM, a text or Skype have officially made it into the Oxford English Dictionary.

    “For the March 2011 release of OED Online, we have selected for publication a number of noteworthy initialisms,”...

  • "Computeritis" enters Oxford English Dictionary

    "Being detrimentally influenced by computers" 14 March 2008 13:08 GMT

    The Oxford English Dictionary has just published its list of new words to be officially added to the nation's lexicon.

    As well as the introduction of "sadster" (a pathetic or contemptible person) and "freephone" and "lurve" getting recognition...

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