Thursday, July 13, 2006

The New Merriam-Webster Dictionary

It's interesting to note that the latest Merriam-Webster Dictionary now has the words google, bling, and mouse potato (among others) added to its list.


Use in a sentence:
I've been googling (meaning: searching or looking) for this really cool bling bling (meaning: flashy jewelry).


OR


If I am a couch potato, then I guess you can call Bill Gates a mouse potato (meaning: one who uses the computer a lot).


I wonder whether schools will allow children to use these words in their term papers. Does this also mean it is now acceptable to use these words in formal functions? Merriam-Webster has made it official in its books already. So why not put it to good use? Though I cannot imagine the President using 'google' and 'bling' in her speeches.


How come words such as Yahoo or Brangelina didn't make it to the list? Yahoo deserves as much credit as Google when it comes to search engines. I could have easily said 'yahooed' instead of 'googled'. Then there's Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. Need I say more? They attract the most attention than anyone else in the whole wide world.


Side Note:
I've read in the newspaper that the newly franchised (and improved) Dairy Queen and Orange Julius are going to open soon in Manila. I miss DQ's Blizzard already. I hope it just doesn't open in Gateway Mall lang. Ang layo!

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