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Reaper gI
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Posted: Fri Aug 20, 2010 8:46 pm
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TheODE adds words based on actual use of it, basicaly if it gets used in enough print works showing contextualy how it's used/ what it means then they'll add it.
The OED does a lot more reasearch on the actual origins of the words (and when they entered use). So takes much longer to update, which they only do a few letters at a time.
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bglassbrook
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Posted: Fri Aug 20, 2010 9:54 pm
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Quote: | Oxford Dictionary of English (not to be confused with the much-older and much-longer Oxford English Dictionary) |
And that pretty much sums up the language right there.
Though this is really isn't that great an announcement... 23 points for a 10-letter word?
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Teriyaki Terrier
Joined: 26 Mar 2008
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Posted: Fri Aug 20, 2010 11:17 pm
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bglassbrook wrote: |
Quote: | Oxford Dictionary of English (not to be confused with the much-older and much-longer Oxford English Dictionary) |
And that pretty much sums up the language right there.
Though this is really isn't that great an announcement... 23 points for a 10-letter word? |
Since the word is in fact real and does have a clear definition, this makes sense that the word would eventually be added to a dictionary.
Also, since this is a pretty big ordeal in Japan and other places as well (just not in that definition or word) but there also has been a anime/manga about a hikiomori person, so it's a real issue.
Though I still have a Merriam Webster book that is several years old, but is still in great shape and the pages are still readable. Since the book is still in great shape and still somewhat modern, there really is no point in buying a newer version.
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malik_chan
Joined: 07 Mar 2008
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Posted: Sat Aug 21, 2010 12:52 am
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TsukasaElkKite wrote: |
keikanna44 wrote: | I use that term to describe myself sometimes and my lack of social contact. |
Same here! |
I hope you two aren't glad to be such, because it's not a good thing and looks to be a mental health issue.
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Yorozuya
Joined: 11 Mar 2009
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Posted: Sat Aug 21, 2010 5:39 am
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bglassbrook wrote: |
Quote: | Oxford Dictionary of English (not to be confused with the much-older and much-longer Oxford English Dictionary) |
And that pretty much sums up the language right there.
Though this is really isn't that great an announcement... 23 points for a 10-letter word? |
A fellow scrabble player :]
But really shut in does basically mean the same thing, though I guess it's still kind of cool.
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Takeyo
Joined: 25 Mar 2008
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Posted: Sat Aug 21, 2010 9:31 am
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I thought it was pretty funny, as well. But is it even a playable word? How many K's are in the current Scrabble set?
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TsukasaElkKite
Joined: 22 Nov 2005
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Posted: Sat Aug 21, 2010 2:52 pm
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malik_chan wrote: |
TsukasaElkKite wrote: |
keikanna44 wrote: | I use that term to describe myself sometimes and my lack of social contact. |
Same here! |
I hope you two aren't glad to be such, because it's not a good thing and looks to be a mental health issue. |
I'm not glad, believe me.
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Ai no Kareshi
Joined: 13 Mar 2005
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Posted: Mon Aug 23, 2010 3:45 am
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Don't like the way the pronunciation is depicted, but what can you expect.
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