Oxford Dictionary’s new words are simply ridic
The dictionary’s additions make this author cringe. Do ‘mwahahahaha’ and ‘lolz’ make you weep for the future of the English language as well?
By Eileen Burmeister | Posted: August 31, 2012
It’s that time of year again. No, I don’t mean back-to-school time. I don’t even mean college football season. Of course I’m talking about the time of year when Oxford publishes its list of words added to the online dictionary. And once again I am left sitting at my desk, head in my hands, weeping for the future of the English language. You think I’m overreacting? Tell that to the tweep with the ridic soul patch who has a hella nerve asking for a group hu
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