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New editions of dictionaries tend to be accompanied by a news handout listing lots of colourful new words that are claimed to have entered the language This gets lots of free publicity. The new Collins seems to have taken the art to the extreme - e.g.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk news/4074760.stm
A search on Google news for Collins-Dictionary produces many more reports with more of the "new words". It's something to do with our vibrant cuture, apparently. Beyond the obvious ones such as chav and asbo, how many of these words can actually claim to be part of the language now - let alone in six months time? I've never heard of most of them.
Phil C.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk news/4074760.stm
A search on Google news for Collins-Dictionary produces many more reports with more of the "new words". It's something to do with our vibrant cuture, apparently. Beyond the obvious ones such as chav and asbo, how many of these words can actually claim to be part of the language now - let alone in six months time? I've never heard of most of them.
Phil C.
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[nq:1]A search on Google news for Collins-Dictionary produces many more reports with more of the "new words". It's something to ... be part of the language now - let alone in six months time?
- [nq:1]A search on Google news for Collins-Dictionary produces many more reports with more of the "new words".
- It's something to ...
- be part of the language now - let alone in six months time?
- [/nq] I've nevee heard of "asbo".
- What does it mean?
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[nq:1]A search on Google news for Collins-Dictionary produces many more reports with more of the "new words". It's something to ... be part of the language now - let alone in six months time? I've never heard of most of them.[/nq]
I've nevee heard of "asbo". What does it mean?
John Hall
"Home is heaven and orgies are vile,
But you need an orgy, once in a while."
Ogd
I've nevee heard of "asbo". What does it mean?
John Hall
"Home is heaven and orgies are vile,
But you need an orgy, once in a while."
Ogd
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[nq:1]New editions of dictionaries tend to be accompanied by a news handout listing lots of colourful new words that are ... be part of the language now - let alone in six months time? I've never heard of most of them.[/nq]
Welll I had heard of the majority of them covered in the news reports even though I live in a foreign country but I agree, lots of them will be transitory. But does it matt
Welll I had heard of the majority of them covered in the news reports even though I live in a foreign country but I agree, lots of them will be transitory. But does it matt
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[nq:2]A search on Google news for Collins-Dictionary produces many more ... six months time? I've never heard of most of them.[/nq]
[nq:1]I've nevee heard of "asbo". What does it mean?[/nq]
Antisocial Behaviour Order. It's used to put geographical restrictions on chavs in hoodies and suchlike. As far as I know it hasn't yet been applied to retrosexuals committing crimes against fashion in
[nq:1]I've nevee heard of "asbo". What does it mean?[/nq]
Antisocial Behaviour Order. It's used to put geographical restrictions on chavs in hoodies and suchlike. As far as I know it hasn't yet been applied to retrosexuals committing crimes against fashion in
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[nq:2] I've nevee heard of "asbo". What does it mean?[/nq]
[nq:1]Antisocial Behaviour Order. It's used to put geographical restrictions on chavs in hoodies and suchlike. As far as I know it hasn't yet been applied to retrosexuals committing crimes against fashion in town centres. Or perhaps they just haven't caught me yet.[/nq]
Apparently the Gubbmint is now proposing to extend the concept
[nq:1]Antisocial Behaviour Order. It's used to put geographical restrictions on chavs in hoodies and suchlike. As far as I know it hasn't yet been applied to retrosexuals committing crimes against fashion in town centres. Or perhaps they just haven't caught me yet.[/nq]
Apparently the Gubbmint is now proposing to extend the concept
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[nq:2]Antisocial Behaviour Order. It's used to put geographical restrictions on ... town centres. Or perhaps they just haven't caught me yet.[/nq]
[nq:1]Apparently the Gubbmint is now proposing to extend the concept to bad behaviour triggered by alcohol misuse; the LibDem MP Lembit Öpik today coined "Boozebos" for these.[/nq]
I'm now trying to think of something that would give "gazebo" as
[nq:1]Apparently the Gubbmint is now proposing to extend the concept to bad behaviour triggered by alcohol misuse; the LibDem MP Lembit Öpik today coined "Boozebos" for these.[/nq]
I'm now trying to think of something that would give "gazebo" as
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[nq:2]Apparently the Gubbmint is now proposing to extend the concept ... the LibDem MP Lembit Öpik today coined "Boozebos" for these.[/nq]
[nq:1]I'm now trying to think of something that would give "gazebo" as its acronym.[/nq]
Well I suppose people who eat inordinate quantities of beans could be given gassy-bos - and I suppose if they smelled like Camping Gaz the orders could be called Ga
[nq:1]I'm now trying to think of something that would give "gazebo" as its acronym.[/nq]
Well I suppose people who eat inordinate quantities of beans could be given gassy-bos - and I suppose if they smelled like Camping Gaz the orders could be called Ga
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[nq:2]I'm now trying to think of something that would give "gazebo" as its acronym.[/nq]
[nq:1]Well I suppose people who eat inordinate quantities of beans could be given gassy-bos - and I suppose if they smelled like Camping Gaz the orders could be called Gazebos, at a stretch.[/nq]
If they sniffed petrol they could be called petrosexuals.
Phil C.
[nq:1]Well I suppose people who eat inordinate quantities of beans could be given gassy-bos - and I suppose if they smelled like Camping Gaz the orders could be called Gazebos, at a stretch.[/nq]
If they sniffed petrol they could be called petrosexuals.
Phil C.
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[nq:2]Apparently the Gubbmint is now proposing to extend the concept ... the LibDem MP Lembit Öpik today coined "Boozebos" for these.[/nq]
[nq:1]I'm now trying to think of something that would give "gazebo" as its acronym.[/nq]
Peeping Tomery.
Robin
[nq:1]I'm now trying to think of something that would give "gazebo" as its acronym.[/nq]
Peeping Tomery.
Robin
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[nq:2]Apparently the Gubbmint is now proposing to extend the concept ... the LibDem MP Lembit Öpik today coined "Boozebos" for these.[/nq]
[nq:1]I'm now trying to think of something that would give "gazebo" as its acronym.[/nq]
Not an acronym but a peeping tom order would fit the bill.
http://www.dacha.freeuk.com
[nq:1]I'm now trying to think of something that would give "gazebo" as its acronym.[/nq]
Not an acronym but a peeping tom order would fit the bill.
http://www.dacha.freeuk.com
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[nq:2]Apparently the Gubbmint is now proposing to extend the concept ... the LibDem MP Lembit Öpik today coined "Boozebos" for these.[/nq]
[nq:1]I'm now trying to think of something that would give "gazebo" as its acronym.[/nq]
Peeping Tom might earn one of those.
Peter Duncanson
UK
(posting from u.c.l.e)
[nq:1]I'm now trying to think of something that would give "gazebo" as its acronym.[/nq]
Peeping Tom might earn one of those.
Peter Duncanson
UK
(posting from u.c.l.e)
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