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lexicography stories: 3 news summaries

 Web Dictionary Plans 
 to Outdo Print Cousins 

New features and bigger capacity make Wordnik a revolution in lexicography

Mar 16, 09 5:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - Ever stumbled across an unfamiliar word and wondered not only what it means, but what it looks and sounds like? Or what other words it appears alongside most often, and how many times it’s been used in print this year? The revolutionary new dictionary Wordnik, set to go online... More »

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Internet • online • oxford english dictionary • lexicography • dictionary • words • English language

Meh, Add It to the Dictionary

Simpsons' fave word and signal of apathy makes it into next edition of Collins

Nov 17, 08 10:07 AM CST
(Newser) - The 30th-anniversary edition of the authoritative Collins English Dictionary will include a new entry suggested by readers: the interjection "meh." An expression of indifference or boredom, it’s believed to have originated in North America. Its spelling was codified on an episode of The Simpsons, the Telegraph reports,... More »

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Internet • The Simpsons • lexicography • dictionary • Lisa Simpson

Winning Word of 2007: 'W00t'

Merriam-Webster word of the year is gamer's victory cry

Dec 12, 07 10:47 AM CST
(Newser) - W00t is Merriam-Webster’s word of the year. The term is the victory cry of computer hackers and gamers, who also heatedly argue its origins. Merriam-Webster cites the explanation that gamers coined it as an alphanumeric acronym for “We Owned Other Team.” Contentious hackers claim it was code... More »

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language • English • lexicography • Merriam Webster • w00t • dictionary

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