Will "Noob" Be the Millionth Word in the English Language?

[Rhayn]

In 300 years, when we communicate entirely by mouth-breathing and sweat, they'll wish they'd never added noob to the dictionary.

 

[spyder25000]

lol

My god, this will actually become a valid response!
http://www.masalatime.com/img/8967.jpg

holy shit
i cant even remember the oppisate of pro. i will say Con
I hope it will not be added into English.
We need a new language, english has been killed (thanks to people saying , lol, cbf , noob)
honstly we dont need these pointless words.

 

[traceur_]

That would be totally epic, yet sad.

yay we're contributing to society, wait... fuck, we're adding a completely retarded word with no specific meaning.

If it makes it into the dictionary I'm going to kill someone.

 

[Sewblon]

Noob is better than those other words but the idea of it becoming a proper word terrifies me. Imagine it, in the news, noob, in job interviews, noob, in novels, noob. See what I am getting at?

 

[The_root_of_all_evil]

"And in foreign news, Cameron totally pwned that noob Brown earlier. PM Brown responded with 'No, you!'"

Actually, I'm not seeing that much of a difference here.

 

[Lukeje]

lol

My god, this will actually become a valid response!
http://www.masalatime.com/img/8967.jpg

holy shit
i cant even remember the oppisate of pro. i will say Con

anti-

 

[Fingerprint]

Romeo & Juliet in 1337 [http://uninteresting.myby.co.uk/noeffort/romjul.htm]

...and they called Manson a murderer!

The horror, the horror.

 

[SardonicKyle]

Well i do use the word often, but i dont beleive that it should be word. I think since it was made by us gamers it should stay in our zone, not to be learned by people that dont know what its like to be a 'noob'

 

[wrshamilton]

http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=972

the "million word" hoax rolls along

edit: gtfo noob

 

[Arkengetorix]

Language is an ever evolving thing, So when your 70 years old and you don't understand what your grand kids are babbling on about don't worry so much. It's just life.

 

[Lukeje]

Language is an ever evolving thing, So when your 70 years old and you don't understand what your grand kids are babbling on about don't worry so much. It's just life.

Spoiler: xkcd

 

[iJosh]

I will lawl all year if this happens.

 

[slipknot4]

I use Noob daily and i don't see why it would not fit in the English dictionary...

 

[ffxfriek]

That's what the English language needs, more stupid intenet slang.

seconded^

 

[Sevre]

Why noob? Why not lol?

 

[Ray Huling]

Let's hope such a horrid slur never makes it into the dictionary...

I think I may go on a dictionary burning rampage if "U" becomes an official replacement for "You", or similarly "4" for "For", or "2" for "to," "two," or "too."

This article isn't about the dictionary--or any legitimate linguistic authority at all, in fact.

There is no accurate count of words in the English language, nor is there even such a thing as "the dictionary".

 

[sorry user name taken.]

what about

''meh'' lol....?