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03-25-2011, 08:05 PM
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My dinner reheated before my turbo spooled
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OMG! Online abbreviations make Oxford dictionary
LONDON – OMG! LOL! The venerable Oxford English Dictionary approves of the three-letter, Internet-inspired expressions you use for "Oh, my God!" and "Laughing out loud."
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110325/...tain_new_words
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03-25-2011, 08:09 PM
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O RLY? 
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03-25-2011, 08:19 PM
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JDMEK9Mod | DogWhisperer
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YARLY
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03-25-2011, 10:35 PM
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I WANT MY 10 YEARS BACK FROM RS.net!
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about time...i'm sure these abbreviations been around since Internet gained traction in the mid 90's
Formally, are we still supposed to capitalize the I in internet?
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03-26-2011, 12:38 AM
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They had these for quite a while actually.. I remember showing my friends that milf existed in the Oxford dictionary app for iPhone a few months back 
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03-26-2011, 12:41 AM
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14 dolla balla aint got nothing on me!
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Quote:
Originally Posted by twitchyzero
about time...i'm sure these abbreviations been around since Internet gained traction in the mid 90's
Formally, are we still supposed to capitalize the I in internet?
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Yes you are.
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