The stuffy old OED—the last word in what is and is not the English language – has decreed that <3 is a word. Or rather, the vertical version of that. It’s the first time a symbol has been included as a word. Death of the English language? Natural lexicographic evolution? Just a way to screw with QWERTY keyboard makers? All of the above, probably. And it’s not alone.
Other additions to the Queen’s native tongue: OMG (lol), banh mi (yum!), and dotbomb (wha?). It’s a major revision the OED is undergoing, with more updates and new entries coming every three months. Fingers crossed for derp! [Daily Mail]
Chris
Friday, March 25, 2011 at 10:11 AMOh dear god no.
Mr Biggles
Friday, March 25, 2011 at 10:41 AMOMG, ROFL!
gill bates is incognito
Friday, March 25, 2011 at 10:48 AMI always thought <3 more resembled a dangling pair of male anatomy and should allude to teabagging. Makes reading inane lexicon drivel much more entertaining when you swap the two meanings.
Tommy Nguyen
Friday, April 1, 2011 at 1:38 AMLOL a vietnamese word “banh mi”
Australian Dictionary
Friday, April 15, 2011 at 11:09 PMHaha interesting. Chat slang is becoming official <3