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pcernie

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'Twerking' and 'selfie' added to Oxford dictionary

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-23861702

I especially hate 'selfie' - it just sums up everything that's wrong in today's 'Look at me! Love me!' fake culture.

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Wed Aug 28, 2013 11:10 am

Paul1965

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Re: 'Twerking' and 'selfie' added to Oxford dictionary

Put 'bezzie' in too. That's even worse.

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Re: 'Twerking' and 'selfie' added to Oxford dictionary

I'm surprised to see that "Vom" has apparently only just made it into the OED. It was in common usage with my classmates back in the mid 70s...

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Re: 'Twerking' and 'selfie' added to Oxford dictionary

Never heard of any of them...

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Re: 'Twerking' and 'selfie' added to Oxford dictionary

I had to google twerking, thought it must be connected with twitter at first.

I do wish Oxford would stop trying to be trendy and 'down wif da kids!'

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Re: 'Twerking' and 'selfie' added to Oxford dictionary


	steve74 wrote: I had to google twerking, thought it must be connected with twitter at first. I do wish Oxford would stop trying to be trendy and 'down wif da kids!'

Down wif da kids is going in next year! :lol:

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