Monday, January 24, 2011

50 New Words...

An article by Betsy Towner in AARP, explains that there is over 50 new words/ expressions being printed in the world's top English dictionaries. I happened to find this interesting.

-Automagically: adv. Automatically in a way that seems magical.

-Bromance: (just noting, the internet does not agree this is a real word.. because it is underlined in red right now.) noun. Close platonic male friendship.

-Webisode: noun. Episode or short film made for viewing online.

-Friend: To add to a list of personal associates on a website.

-Tweet: noun. Posting made on the social networking site Twitter.

-Buzzkill: Person or thing that has a depressing effect.

There are so many more. It is quite funny.
And how this relates to communication; it displays the evolution of language..

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