Friday, June 01, 2007

The rise of Newglish - an evolving language

Buy_new_dictionaryDo you sometimes suspect that English is becoming an unfathomable language? For example, do you know what a Hactivist or a Looky-loo is? If something was described as hinky or eeyoreish, would you know what that meant? And just what is a twonk?

Find out with this quick guide to 20 of the 'most bizarre, controversial and ingenious words' that, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, did not even officially exist a year ago: http://news.uk.msn.com/the_rise_of_newglish.aspx

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