'Twittering', 'hmm', and 'heh' make it to Collins English Dictionary.Byline: ANI London, Aug 31 (ANI): 'Twittering', 'hmm', and 'heh' are among the 267 words that have been added to this year's Collins English Dictionary, all thanks to teenagers who use such words on social networking websites This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. . With teenagers increasingly using these grunts and sighs in words on Twitter A Web site and service that lets users send short text messages from their cellphones to a group of friends. Launched in 2006, Twitter (www.twitter.com) was designed for people to broadcast their current activities and thoughts. and other such websites, the need to find spellings for sounds that were traditionally used only in speech has also spawned "meh" (an expression of dissatisfaction) and "mwah" (the sound of a noisy kiss). Users of social networking sites A Web site that provides a virtual community for people interested in a particular subject or just to "hang out" together. Members create their own online "profile" with biographical data, pictures, likes, dislikes and any other information they choose to post. may also be responsible for the resurgence of "heigh-ho" or "hey-ho" - an exclamation of weariness, disappointment, surprise or happiness - that went out of fashion in the early 20th century. In fact, Twitter-the microblogging site that allows people to communicate in messages of 140 characters or less-has also been accepted as a verb by the dictionary to describe the act of using Twitter. Other internet-derived terms include "noob" (short for newbie A first-time user. A newbie may be a novice in anything; using a computer, a video game, a particular operating system, the Internet, etc. Also called a "newb," "noob" or "nub." (jargon) newbie , a term for someone unfamiliar with web etiquette) and "woot" (an expression of joy conveying a sense of achievement). New abbreviations used for convenience in text messages such as "OMG (1) See Object Management Group. (2) "Oh my God!" See digispeak. OMG - Object Management Group " (short for "oh, my God") "soz" (short for sorry) and wtf (short for "what the f***?") are also included in the dictionary. Some new words in the dictionary could make many traditionalists cringe cringe intr.v. cringed, cring·ing, cring·es 1. To shrink back, as in fear; cower. 2. To behave in a servile way; fawn. n. An act or instance of cringing. in their seats-new portmanteau words purporting to describe a new trend include "staycation" (a combination of stay and vacation, meaning to take a holiday without going abroad) and "glamping" (glamorous camping). "Buzzkillers" (someone who stops other people from enjoying themselves), and "beer o'clock" (a time considered appropriate to start drinking) may also take many traditionalists by surprise. "English is very good at absorbing new words. [But] in three or four years a lot of these words may have fallen out of use and might well come out of the dictionary," Times Online quoted Elaine Higgleton, the Editorial Director for Collins, as saying. (ANI) Copyright 2009 Asian News International The Asian News International (ANI) agency provides multimedia news to China and 50 bureaus in India. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency. (ANI) - All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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