The latest additions to the world's largest online dictionary, among 6,000 others, show how much internet culture is changing the English language.

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[–] 33 points 1 year ago (10 children)

it always amuses me when people complain about stuff like this

words that people use are being put in the big list of words that people use??? oh noes!!!

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  • [–] 12 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    "aint aint a word and I aint gonna say it"

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago

    Without proper steering, English is being driven by vapid influencers and not linguists. People complain about inconsistencies a lot, and yet more arbitrary additions by someone seeking relevance is how we 'progress' forward. It's like a kangaroo driving a bus.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    There should be a time limit for the addition of new words. If a word can sustain, let's say, 10 years of use then it can be put down for all of eternity. We have an urban dictionary for most nonsense words.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago* (1 child)

    It makes them more "real." Official, like.

    It's silly anyway. They put "jiggy" in there back in the 90's and nobody uses that word at all anymore. In 10-20 years, will we still see/hear these? 🤷‍♂️

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