Twitter 'Tweet' Added to Oxford English Dictionary http://www.designntrend.com/articles/4885/20130617/twitter-tweet-added-o xford-english-dictionary.htm
The word "tweet" has been added to the Oxford English Dictionary. "The noun and verb tweet (in the social-networking sense) has just been added to the OED," said chief editor of the Oxford English Dictionary, John Simpson. "This breaks at least one OED rule, namely that a new word needs to be current for ten years before consideration for inclusion. But it seems to be catching on." "Tweet" has been around for less than a decade, which usually would not warrant the word's inclusion into the dictionary. The word represents each 140-character Twitter submission. The website, as well as the OED now request that "Tweet" be capitalized as a part of the brand. According to Daily Mail, Twitter has become such an important part of daily life that the dictionary's editors were willing to bend their own rules to include "Tweet" in the OED. Weirdly enough, the OED already added "retweet" back in 2011. The word is directly associated with Twitter's symbol - a little blue bird - which is universally recognized. Twitter is an online social networking service and micro-blogging service launched in 2006. The social media platform now has over 500 million registered users as of 2012. Twitter is now one of the top ten most visited websites on the internet. Other recent additions to the OED include "big data", "e-reader", and "stream", all of which pertain to the internet. _______________________________________________ Medianews mailing list [email protected] http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net
