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OMG! Online abbreviations make Oxford English Dictionary

Arts & Culture Mar. 26, 2011 - 05:36AM JST ( 18 )

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theproMar. 26, 2011 - 09:31AM JST

how about 'stfu' or 'tl;dr'
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gaijintravellerMar. 26, 2011 - 09:44AM JST

WTF!
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paulinusaMar. 26, 2011 - 12:19PM JST

"muffin top"? This is a worthy entry in a respectable dictionary?
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SargeMar. 26, 2011 - 12:30PM JST

LOL does not mean "laughing out loud," it means "Lord, oh, Lord!"
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SargeMar. 26, 2011 - 12:32PM JST

"OMG"

Janice, of Friends, said this best.
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pamelotMar. 26, 2011 - 12:43PM JST

SFW.
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jruaustraliaMar. 26, 2011 - 01:05PM JST

TYVM. I heart that, wtb OED now!
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CarcharodonMar. 26, 2011 - 01:28PM JST

LOL - the number of times you use it is inversely proportional to intelligence.

Even worse is lolz. Abbreviations for plebians.
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IvanCoughalotMar. 26, 2011 - 04:58PM JST

Is DVDA included?
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SargeMar. 26, 2011 - 06:23PM JST

"LOL - the number of times you use it is inversely proportional to intelligence"

Well, I guess me and millions of others have to stop using it, then, lol.
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IvanCoughalotMar. 26, 2011 - 08:33PM JST

Sarge - seriously, you might want to consider it. It's the typed equivalent of grabbing someone's shirt sleeve and and begging "Huh? HUH?" Each time one makes an even vaguely humorous quip.
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SargeMar. 27, 2011 - 11:40AM JST

Ivan - I had to look up DVDA. I'm sorry I did. I can only hope that won't be included, lol.
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LagunaMar. 27, 2011 - 04:51PM JST

These are not abbreviations. These are acronyms.
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space_monkeyMar. 28, 2011 - 10:56PM JST

When are they going to put the Australian word "bludger", "to bludge" in there??
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LivvieApr. 01, 2011 - 10:54AM JST

Ridiculous. What they need to do is publish "Oxford English Dictionary: The Slang and Semi-Useful Abbreviations Edition" and be done with it.
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realistApr. 04, 2011 - 08:45AM JST

I think the people who produce this dictionary have lost their marbles. These are not words, and never will be. Mostly, they are American slang, and acronyms. They have no place in any proper English dictionary.
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BurakuminDesApr. 06, 2011 - 01:44AM JST

I'm sorry realist - but a good 10-20 percent of what you find in an Oxford dictionary is already American in origin. How about "O.K."? Would you ditch that from the Oxford book as well, on account of it being American-derived slang? All languages are evolving - quite quickly in the case of cyber-slang! Many I still don't know...
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BurakuminDesApr. 06, 2011 - 01:45AM JST

BTW - I'm glad "flat-white" gets a start - you non-Antipodeans can now order one when you come down under!