Oxford Word of the Year 2009: Unfriend : OUPblog
*jean-luc picard*
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Oxford Word of the Year 2009: Unfriend : OUPblog
*jean-luc picard*
*unfriends rubah*
DISLIKE
defriend... unfriend = much better.
Also, among the clutter I saw their definition for teabagger... *dislike*
Some of the words they considered amused me.
I like "defriend" better.
Roffle the definition for teabagger xD
Oh, if only "teabagger" or "tramp stamp" had won.
I'm not sure I've seen "unfriend" much, ever. I thought "defriend" was the norm.
that's what I thought, too.
I guess we're all still hip kids and they're the adults not wise to our lingo jingo.
Although jesse and tsukasa's posts have me contemplating an orwellian facebook future.
Reducing our responses to single words is only the first step.
maybe someday, facebook will start offering generic statuses to pick and post from.
Or a mad-lib style, where you pick the appropriate word to fill in...
..if only I were CEO of this thing... oh the havoc I could wreak
I like defriend better.
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Wtf is 'lex-appeal'? :(
Hahaha, teabagger.
Defriend is preferred, but both make me laugh. Though I think it's much bigger of a deal if you defriend someone on LJ than on FB.
Yeah, you're expected to like seriously explain. It's annoying. On FB I can just make it so people don't show up on my wall.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rye
Funemployed. New life goal, get!
Defriend is better cause it sounds like Destroy. :bigsmile:
Oh man, this just seems low to me, a proper dictionary giving up its integrity to stay hip...
Lol, they've been adding slang and the like for years now.Quote:
Originally Posted by Timekeeper
Only after a word's been around for at least a decade!Quote:
Originally Posted by NorthernChaosGodLol, they've been adding slang and the like for years now.Quote:
Originally Posted by Timekeeper
This is the first I've ever heard the word "unfriend" used. I've always heard "defriend" before.
Unfriend ungood.
Defriend is better.
Anyway, funemployed is a great word xD .. and tramp stamp is a classic.
Defriend is actually more accurate as "de-" implies an action. The stem "un-" just implies a lack of something.
Stupid Oxford.
You don't have to worry about these things if you never friend them in the first place.