That’s right, OMG has been added to the Oxford English Dictionary along with LOL and FYI. I realized that OMG had become broadly accepted when my Mom read it in an email and understood what it meant. Honestly though, I’m surprised that it’s taken FYI so long to make it into the dictionary.
Muffintop is another new word in the dictionary. I certainly hope its definition includes the phrase, "erogenous zone." Many of us have muffintops so we might as well make them desirable. I wish I could claim that idea but Gretchen at Second Blooming was the one who came up with it.
While I find this tidbit of news humorous, it smacks a little bit of George Orwell’s Newspeak that he created for his novel 1984.
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Your turn
Just as the world around us evolves, our language evolves. Do you think that the English language will ever become over simplified as it was in 1984? Did you ever read 1984 and know what I’m referring to? Do you ever use OMG in texts, tweets, or emails? How about in conversation?
2 comments:
I'm waiting for FML to be added to the Oxford English Dictionary. Then the whole enterprise will be relatable to daily life. ;)
I'm pretty irritated with the LOL and OMG being deemed real words. I read this whole thing about how they convey a different thought than the phrases they represent. I'm not getting it. I guess I'm just dictionary old fashioned!
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