‘Man Cave’, ‘Bridezilla’ Gets Oxford OK
Don’t say the folks at Oxford Dictionaries refuse to get with the times. The well-established authority on the English language is giving an official nod to a host of questionable terms, including “ schmick ,” “man cave ,” and “ Twittersphere.” Also on the list of new words admitted to Oxford Dictionaries Online: “ ZOMG ,” “bridezilla ,” and “lappy .” (That last one is short for laptop, in case you didn’t know.)/Amy Rolph, Seattle’s Big Blog. More here.
Question: One of my favorite new expressions is “back story” in place of background. What’s yours?
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