Internet: its 10 best English words, or, neologisms for our time

[wfgodot]

Not sure what forum this goes in but, nevertheless, it is an entertaining, short read - educational, even, with none of the requisite pain of learning.

The 10 best words the internet has given English (Guardian)

Here are the words. The text following each provides interesting reading about meaning, usage, and history:

01. Avatars
02. Hashtags
03. Scunthorpe problems
04. Trolling
05. Memes
06. Spam
07. LOLs
08. Meh
09. Cupertinos
10. Geeks

 

[TrackerSam]

Not sure what forum this goes in but, nevertheless, it is an entertaining, short read - educational, even, with none of the requisite pain of learning.

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:floorlaugh:

 

[Kat]

I bookmarked his book. Because, yes, I'm going to read it.

 

[oh_gal]

They left off "baby mamma" and "baby daddy"...and..."my bad". But maybe that's not an internet thing...just society in general.

Meh.

 

[Linda7NJ]

They left off "baby mamma" and "baby daddy"...and..."my bad". But maybe that's not an internet thing...just society in general.

Meh.

I think Jerry Springer gets the credit for that


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