107.9 The River » english http://theriver1079.com Casper's Real Rock Variety Mon, 20 May 2013 13:21:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 10 Expressions to Work Into Your Daily Vocabulary http://theriver1079.com/regular-expressions/ http://theriver1079.com/regular-expressions/#comments Tue, 04 Sep 2012 16:07:26 +0000 Cameron Simcik http://guyspeed.com/?p=64967 A guy’s choice of words can be an instant giveaway as to his testosterone levels.

]]> http://theriver1079.com/regular-expressions/feed/ 0 sAeroZar, Flickr Here's Your Chance to Add Words to the English Language http://theriver1079.com/add-words-english-language/ http://theriver1079.com/add-words-english-language/#comments Wed, 18 Jul 2012 17:31:20 +0000 Shauna Wright http://tsminteractive.com/?p=122953 Ever wanted to have a say in which words are actually, well, words? Now’s your chance — UK dictionary publisher Collins is asking the public to suggest new words to include in its latest edition.

]]> http://theriver1079.com/add-words-english-language/feed/ 0 greeblie, flickr Sexting, Retweet and Jeggings Among New Words Added to Dictionary http://theriver1079.com/sexting-retweet-jeggings-added-to-dictionary/ http://theriver1079.com/sexting-retweet-jeggings-added-to-dictionary/#comments Fri, 19 Aug 2011 21:08:01 +0000 Shauna Wright http://thefw.com/?p=29063 The ‘Concise Oxford English Dictionary,’ celebrating its 100th birthday this year, has added 400 new entries to the English language.

The freshman class of words that are now officially, well, words include “sexting,” “retweet,” “mankini,” “noob,” “jeggings,” and “woot.”

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