Time to Stop Tweeting and Chillaxin’, Word Snobs Decree
Words from the Twitterverse and the world of politics earned the ire of the language elitists at Michigan’s Lake Superior State University in 2009. Tweet, sexting, chillaxin’ and shovel-ready all made...
View ArticleOMG! Oxford English Dictionary Adds LOL to Its Pages
The Oxford English Dictionary has announced the latest batch of words and phrases deemed worthy of etymological conservation. From the encyclopedia’s just-released 2011 edition, you’ll see cream...
View ArticleOxford Dictionary Defines Sexting, Cyberbullying
Geek-centric words sexting, woot, textspeak and retweet are among the latest terms to be added to the Concise Oxford English Dictionary. “These additions are just carrying on the tradition of a...
View ArticleAlt Text: Geeky Words You Can Use With Geeky Friends
If you play Words With Friends -- and apparently anyone with a smartphone and a willingness to pull it out on the toilet does -- you may not realize that you're passing up a lot of awesome words on the...
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