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  1. #1
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    "Retweet" and "Woot" make the OED

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-14588727

    Internet speak is becoming universal language?

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    No "orz" or "leet" yet? lol

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    When pwn makes it, a "word" with no vowels, that will signify the end of the world.

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    also making it were staycation, vuvezela, and cheeseball

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    hasnt lol and omg been in the dictionary for awhile now?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Plow View Post
    also making it were staycation, vuvezela, and cheeseball
    That cursed instrument must be destroyed.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Militant View Post
    When pwn makes it, a "word" with no vowels, that will signify the end of the world.
    There are several onomatopoeia in the dictionary that contain no vowels, such as Hmm, Psst, and Shh.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ronin sparthos View Post
    That cursed instrument must be destroyed.
    http://www.explosm.net/db/files/Comi.../vuvuzela2.png

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    lol

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    Quote Originally Posted by Souj View Post
    hasnt lol and omg been in the dictionary for awhile now?
    I hope not, seeing as neither is a word.

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    woot woot

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    Quote Originally Posted by Militant View Post
    When pwn makes it, a "word" with no vowels, that will signify the end of the world.
    There's a vowel in it. Spelling = Arbitrary != Spoken.

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