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Oxford English Dictionary

For A More Civilized Age

Oxford Dictionary Names “GIF” The American Word Of The Year – Here’s Some Now!

by Jill Pantozzi | 3:35 pm, November 13th, 2012

Well how do ya like them apples? The Oxford English Dictionary has chosen “GIF” as the American word of the year. England’s word of the year? Omnishambles: a situation that has been comprehensively mismanaged, characterized by a string of blunders and miscalculations. I think we win. GIF, or graphics interchange format, may not be one of our favorite words but it’s certainly one of our favorite things to use when there’s nothing else to say and definitely one of our favorite things to reblog on tumblr. Without further ado, we present some of our favorite GIFs from around the web. And let me tell you, it was tough narrowing them down.

(via Jezebel)

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Imagine What You'll Know Tomorrow

Retweet This: New Entries In the Oxford English Dictionary Include “Retweet,” “Sexting”

by Jamie Frevele | 11:00 am, August 18th, 2011

In its continued effort to stay relevant in the the ongoing journey of the English language, the Oxford English Dictionary has provided us with its annual “Addition of New Words That Will Make You Wonder If Language Itself Is Evolving or Becoming Increasingly Ridiculous.” Usually, they are combinations of existing words that have permeated popular culture to such an extent that they need to be made “official” (for some reason), whether they deserve it or not.

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Things We Saw Today

Things We Saw Today: Kandor in a Bottle

by Jamie Frevele | 5:08 pm, March 25th, 2011

Artist Mike Kelley has created his interpretation of Kandor, the lost city of Krypton that was stolen by Brainiac and shrunken down, stored in a bottle, then recovered by Superman. The effort has taken Kelley 10 years. Read the whole story at Comics Beat.

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