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'Retweet,' 'sexting' in dictionary
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"Woot!" The online expression of enthusiasm is now in the dictionary. So are "textspeak" and "sexting." They are among 400 new entries in the 12th edition of the Concise Oxford English Dictionary. Another newcomer to the reference book's 24,000 entries is "retweet" — to repost another Twitter user's message. Some of the new words describe forms of behavior and communication created by technology. There is "cyberbullying," a form of online abuse, and "textspeak," the abbreviated language used in cellphone messages. And "sexting" — sending explicit photos or messages by phone. (AP)
英辞典、「retweet」などの新語を収録
英オックスフォード大学出版の『コンサイス・オックスフォード英語辞典(第12版)』に、「retweet」や「sexting」などの新語400語が収録されることになった。
Shukan ST: September 2, 2011
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