Monday, December 23, 2013

Technology and English Language

I love english in its ability to adapt. Looking at some fun additions in the last 20 years and see how much of the new additions to the OED to be driven by technology:

Attention Deficit Disorder
Birthers
Blog
Civil Union
Cougar
Disemvowled
Friend with benefits
Gadar
Googled
Helicopter parents
Infotainment
Lifosuction
McMansion
Nascar dad
Obamacare
Person of interest
Playdate
Podcast
Ringtone
Snail mail
Soccer Mom
Staycation
Swift boated
Text (verb form)
Truthiness
Tweet
Viral Video
Wiki