My sister even talks like that now and shes nowhere near a geek. I think internetisms will probably be added at some point. They seem to be working thier way into society.
Poll: LOL and OMG are now words?
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Now that they are words. We are gonna have to abbreviate them too
Person1; that guy just fell over L
person2; O that guy looks really hurt
What've we BECOME?......
Person1; that guy just fell over L
person2; O that guy looks really hurt
What've we BECOME?......
...and dictionaries continue to defeat the frakking purpose of language.
what exactly do either of these terms add to the english language? theyre slang, created by generational culture, and just as fleeting. do lol and omg describe something that we as humans were completely unable to describe before? do they describe something in a more specific way? do they describe ANYTHING beyond a vague reference to a feeling like most other slang?
dont give me that "language evolves" BS; the entire point of written and spoken language is to convey a message with greater clarity than vague grunts and physical signs. slang is functionally grunting, as it only conveys vague feelings, and depends on varying degrees of social awareness to make even the slightest sense; it has no purpose when your trying to be understood, as when talking to a non-native speaker, or...every instance of non-casual conversation, so it has no business in dictionaries.
this isnt the first offender, and it wont be the last. the average american can barely speak to england and australia casually with a decent degree of clarity because of how language apparently "evolves" and we all speak THE SAME BLOODY LANGUAGE. i guess dictionary companies have some 'new additions' quota to meet with new prints; the bible is going fine without any changes, dont now why they need to complicate the english language further to make ends meet.
texas already doctors history books, we really dont need the language we still use becoming more bloated and confusing as well.
what exactly do either of these terms add to the english language? theyre slang, created by generational culture, and just as fleeting. do lol and omg describe something that we as humans were completely unable to describe before? do they describe something in a more specific way? do they describe ANYTHING beyond a vague reference to a feeling like most other slang?
dont give me that "language evolves" BS; the entire point of written and spoken language is to convey a message with greater clarity than vague grunts and physical signs. slang is functionally grunting, as it only conveys vague feelings, and depends on varying degrees of social awareness to make even the slightest sense; it has no purpose when your trying to be understood, as when talking to a non-native speaker, or...every instance of non-casual conversation, so it has no business in dictionaries.
this isnt the first offender, and it wont be the last. the average american can barely speak to england and australia casually with a decent degree of clarity because of how language apparently "evolves" and we all speak THE SAME BLOODY LANGUAGE. i guess dictionary companies have some 'new additions' quota to meet with new prints; the bible is going fine without any changes, dont now why they need to complicate the english language further to make ends meet.
texas already doctors history books, we really dont need the language we still use becoming more bloated and confusing as well.
It actually does, look at how many words Shakespeare made up for example. Among them; Eye-ball, wormhole. hot-blooded. None of those words existed before Shakespeare and people at the time probably found them just as ludicrous as LOL and OMG. You can't use clarity for argument becuase even my 90 year old grandma knows what LOL means.Frotality said:
They're slang, not words, I'm not going to lie, this is the most upsetting thing I've read in a while. Personally, that is. There is absoluetely no reason include those "words". Damn I hate slang culture...
They're...not really words. You know, as soon as dictionaries started printing slang terms, I knew we were in trouble. Now, it's come to this... Who's willing to come to Oxford Dictionary Land and straighten these morons out?
Lots of word in dictionaries were once considered to be slang.
Like the word 'cool'. Not very long ago it just meant something was cold, or unemotional. Now, dictionaries also give the meaning of 'fun' or 'entertaining' or whatever.
As somebody said here, dictionaries are not proscriptive, they're descriptive. They're not saying how a language should be, they're saying what a language is at the time of print.
If many people use OMG and LOL in real life, then yes it should be in the dictionary.
Which does not mean I agree with it, but actually murdering or making enemies of former friends just for using silly words, seems completely a batshit crazy thing to do.
Like the word 'cool'. Not very long ago it just meant something was cold, or unemotional. Now, dictionaries also give the meaning of 'fun' or 'entertaining' or whatever.
As somebody said here, dictionaries are not proscriptive, they're descriptive. They're not saying how a language should be, they're saying what a language is at the time of print.
If many people use OMG and LOL in real life, then yes it should be in the dictionary.
Which does not mean I agree with it, but actually murdering or making enemies of former friends just for using silly words, seems completely a batshit crazy thing to do.
I say Lol out loud impulsively whenever I hear a joke.
But I'm not the only one.
I hope some day you'll just us, and the world will be as one.
But I'm not the only one.
I hope some day you'll just us, and the world will be as one.
Yes you can, I do so all the time.bobby1361 said:
'Lol' has been a word for a long time now ... I haven't seen it used as an abbreviation for 'laughing out loud' for years.
Omg, on the other hand, isn't even an acronym. I suppose you could pronounce it ohm-g or something, but I've never actually heard someone do that. It's a common enough initialism to put it in a dictionary, obviously, but I don't consider it a word as such.
Acronyms can go in the dictionary, as can slag.Saelune said:
Calo Nord said:
I'm pretty sure Chaucer was criticised for "ruining" the language, and Shakespeare used to just make words up.Redlin5 said:
This has set a precedent. Prepare to watch civilization crumble.
OT: LOL isn't pointless, its just become ironic, in that you only say it out loud when you're not actually laughing.
you do realize both those words have been widely known on the web for over a decade now? and they sre still used constantly to this day?StriderShinryu said:
to me words are well words that have wide use and understanding. lol in particular i think should be thought of as a word. it doesnt matter that its an acronym. nearly everyone i know knows what lol means. its a synonym for laughing.
but like its been mentioned above you dont normally say lol. its more of a typed thing.
but like its been mentioned above you dont normally say lol. its more of a typed thing.