Sunday, September 18, 2011

Log "Retweet" and "cyberbullying" in Oxford Dictionary




Log Retweet, cyberbullying and sexting is now included in the latest edition Concise Oxford Dictionary Home Dictionary. These words, in the ranks of the vocabulary of the virtual domain after some google the word entered the dictionary, and add collected.

Definition of a. Century-old, who is now the word woot (commonly used in electronic communication, emotion, enthusiasm, or express a victory) and jeggings (combination of leggings and denim) are also marconi gram (wireless messaging), the film (a device to generate moving images) and biplane (aircraft with two pairs of wings).

Retweet same word is used extensively in the virtual domain that uses a verb meaning to the message on the microblogging service Twitter follows. Sexting means sending a message of sexual overtones, while the cyberbullying through intimidation, with the technology of communications and interfere.

Concise Oxford Dictionary Home Dictionary compiled by the brothers Henry and George Fowler. Its first edition in his cottage in Guernsey was in 1911, contains the word blouse (work clothes from linen loosely) and Kittel (monk's robes). New words have been added over time. Choice of words is done by taking some words from the website and other written materials, and then into a database, which contains 2 billion stored words. Vocabulary words are included in the dictionary, which will probably appear frequently in various sources.

"It's like a dictionary," said Angus Stevenson, editor of the Oxford Dictionary. "We gather as much evidence as possible, so we know that the word will be destroyed and not just a few. So there is no discussion or similar Minister to define new words."

Internet and social media have great influence on the formation of new words and quickly spread. "For example, woot, I personally do not use, but no matter. See someone encouraging start Facebook, and then their friends there, and spread the word," said Angus.

Angus added that the new words to reflect the community and at the age included in the dictionary. "We have surveillance of a verb that means that a person or place under surveillance. Our society is certainly more visible and unattended, people feel.

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