The Oxford-English Dictionary Adds '♥' and 'LOL' as Words

[poiuytrewq0987]

The Oxford-English Dictionary just added 45,436 new phrases as words, and among them is the first symbol to ever grace the volume, '♥.'

The tome that often sets the English language apparently likes to stay current, adding words every three months. Some frequent online acronyms are also now approved by The Authority, giving instant relief to word nazis during instant message conversations all across the world. Phrases like FYI, OMG and LOL? They're totally legit now.

Read more: http://techland.time.com/2011/03/25/...#ixzz1HfzQveIJ

[Beorn]

Just goes to show how grrrrreaat the Oxford dictionary is these days.

To think the English language was once grrrrrreat.

[Joe McCarthy]

'Dawg' and 'wazzup' are next.

[poiuytrewq0987]

'Dawg' and 'wazzup' are next.

Wazzup dawg

[Groenewolf]

They are adding such words and symbols to a dictionary? Still would not make it acceptable in more formal communication.

[Breedingvariety]

I want to bee cool on internet. Now I'm not cool anymore.

[Don Brick]

LOL

[Wyn]

The really annoying thing is that lots of people are going to ask me if I knew that 'LOL' is in the dictionary.

"Did you know that LOL is now in the dictionary lol?"
"Aye, I knew. Fuck you."

[Don Brick]

"Did you know that LOL is now in the dictionary lol?"
"Aye, I knew. Fuck you."

lol u mad?

[Wyn]

lol u mad?

It's just one of those things that I can see dozens of people asking me.