98 COUNTRY » dictionary http://98country.com Fri, 24 May 2013 20:23:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Here's Your Chance to Add Words to the English Language http://98country.com/add-words-english-language/ http://98country.com/add-words-english-language/#comments Thu, 19 Jul 2012 00:00:20 +0000 Shauna Wright http://tsminteractive.com/?p=122953 Ever wanted to have a say in which words are actually, well, words? Now’s your chance — UK dictionary publisher Collins is asking the public to suggest new words to include in its latest edition.

]]> http://98country.com/add-words-english-language/feed/ 0 greeblie, flickr Sexting, Retweet and Jeggings Among New Words Added to Dictionary http://98country.com/sexting-retweet-jeggings-added-to-dictionary/ http://98country.com/sexting-retweet-jeggings-added-to-dictionary/#comments Thu, 18 Aug 2011 21:08:01 +0000 Shauna Wright http://thefw.com/?p=29063 The ‘Concise Oxford English Dictionary,’ celebrating its 100th birthday this year, has added 400 new entries to the English language.

The freshman class of words that are now officially, well, words include “sexting,” “retweet,” “mankini,” “noob,” “jeggings,” and “woot.”

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