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Cherie Burbach

New Words

By , About.com GuideSeptember 3, 2012

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The Oxford English Dictionary has added a few new words to its listing, and one of them is a word I used on a pretty regular basis: tweeps. Tweeps are the people on Twitter, and I usually do a shout out once every week or so just to see where everyone's at. Even though I use it pretty often, I'm not sure it should have actually be incorporated into the dictionary as a real word. You know? Some things are just meant for slang or nicknames.

Another word that probably shouldn't be in there? Ridic. I use it. I've heard it. But to include it as an official word? I don't know. What do you think?

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