Friday, March 25, 2011
CMC has landed in the online dictionary
i am shocked and upset to see that OMG, LOL & FYI have been added to the online oxford dictionary. while browsing online i came across this article....http://perezhilton.com/2011-03-25-oxford-english-dictionary-adds-omg-lol-and-fyi-to-its-pages. it's sad to see that we have reached the level where computer mediated communication has take a strangle hold on our English language. i understand that it's what makes us American (unique/different) but i don't see this going in the right direction for us. many people see Americans as unintelligent or lazy due to our language being so non-chalant & "informal" so this can be simply another thing to poke fun of us about. it all started with d'oh being accepted into the dictionary. now it seems we've created a slippery slope
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Hi Keegan,
ReplyDeleteI agree that this is not a good thing to happen to the dictionary. I think the abbreviations should have gone into a Street Dictionary first. I also think that short hand texting could be a possible reason why youths are having a harder time writing essays and other academic activities.