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Title: w00t is now a real word.
Post by: Trismus on January 10, 2008, 10:13:15 AM
http://www.ripten.com/2007/12/11/w00t-lands-in-the-dictionary-english-teachers-weep/



lol  :Fosters_Pack: ]:D



edit: meant to put this in spam, not sure how it ended up here tho  ???
Title: Re: w00t is now a real word.
Post by: Arcdelad on January 10, 2008, 10:37:53 AM
any english teacher weeping over the introduction of slang is a true fool...one of my college grammar teaches put it best by stating that there is neither good nor bad changes to the English language - there is just change period. Words get added and forgotten every day - there is no use in crying over "undignified" words or what have you - English is alive and growing, so these words just prove the fact that English is still viable unlike Latin or Old English.
Title: Re: w00t is now a real word.
Post by: Vengeance on January 10, 2008, 11:26:56 AM
LOL
LOLOLOL
i LOVED the
QuoteCongratulations World of WarCraft addicts. Give yourselves a pat on the back, Halo’ers. You and all the other gamers and internet fans out there have collectively legitimized 1337 speak.
once again LOL
Title: Re: w00t is now a real word.
Post by: Tolwen on January 10, 2008, 11:32:17 AM
w00t! O0



Title: Re: w00t is now a real word.
Post by: Gutboy on January 10, 2008, 12:35:28 PM
My question is, is it spelled with zeroes?  Technical writers need to know these things. 8)

GB
Title: Re: w00t is now a real word.
Post by: Luise on January 10, 2008, 01:21:52 PM
Teens in my classes have been using it for years and many don't play wow. :)
Title: Re: w00t is now a real word.
Post by: Kothnok on January 10, 2008, 01:52:57 PM
> ... there is no use in crying over "undignified" words...

Ginormous

/cry
Title: Re: w00t is now a real word.
Post by: un4 on January 10, 2008, 02:09:14 PM
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W00t
Title: Re: w00t is now a real word.
Post by: Trismus on January 10, 2008, 02:10:57 PM
Quote from: Arcdelad on January 10, 2008, 10:37:53 AM
any english teacher weeping over the introduction of slang is a true fool...one of my college grammar teaches put it best by stating that there is neither good nor bad changes to the English language - there is just change period. Words get added and forgotten every day - there is no use in crying over "undignified" words or what have you - English is alive and growing, so these words just prove the fact that English is still viable unlike Latin or Old English.

I agree 100%


btw, Didn't it come from the phrase "woot woot"

where the hell did the phrase originate? that's my question  :D

edit: nm, ninja posting wikipedia links ftw!
Title: Re: w00t is now a real word.
Post by: fiere redfern on January 10, 2008, 06:15:26 PM
QuoteThe term, woot, was in use in Middle English literature to mean "know". The term can be found in line 849 of Geoffrey Chaucer's The Wife of Bath's Tale: "For wel I woot thy pacience is gon.." ("For well I know your patience will be gone"). [2].

^^ Look, see it has a legitimate background!

Middle English ftw =P
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