'Noob' could be the millionth English word

[Schizo]

whats happening to this world.

 

[Red and White]

Suppose that could be similar to:

'there or 'their'

wat?

 

[NvidiaDan]

wat?

He means that you would spell it differently depending on the circumstance.

Not sure if that's really true though.

 

[John Doe]

Well, change keeps a language vibrant and alive so if we want English to stay as the lingua franca then I guess we've also got to accept that piffle like noob will get added. Although I have to confess I find it less objectionable than some of the other proposed words in that article like "defollow" and "chiconomics" - I mean really, I ask you what is this nonsense?

I agree, language has always been a dynamic social process, and yesterday's slang will be tomorrows accepted convention. However, I also agree that we must start to question the usefulness of some of these inclusions. Are they included according to their usefulness or popularity? I suppose defining 'usefulness' is difficult, as it is a slippery and relative concept .

 

[Begbie]

thats great, imagine that being in one of your essays.

 

[Solari]

I would rather "noob" was added than "braaap!" or a new definition of "beef" (ie: "You got beef wid me, bruv?")

 

[mikey1090]

Yeah bladd!!

N00b ***

 

[jim5000]

I agree, language has always been a dynamic social process, and yesterday's slang will be tomorrows accepted convention. However, I also agree that we must start to question the usefulness of some of these inclusions. Are they included according to their usefulness or popularity? I suppose defining 'usefulness' is difficult, as it is a slippery and relative concept .

Does it matter why it's included? If it has a meaning and is used by a large enough number of people, and isn't just an abbriviation or different take on an existing word, then it is a part of the language.

 

[Basher]

Does it matter why it's included? If it has a meaning and is used by a large enough number of people, and isn't just an abbriviation or different take on an existing word, then it is a part of the language.

To be honest, I don't think it's used by a large enough number of people.

 

[Glaucus]

Never heard it, but I like this one
"greenwashing" (what companies do to appear environmentally friendly)

 

[NvidiaDan]

Does it matter why it's included? If it has a meaning and is used by a large enough number of people, and isn't just an abbriviation or different take on an existing word, then it is a part of the language.

Exactly what i think.

Never heard it, but I like this one
"greenwashing" (what companies do to appear environmentally friendly)

You have never heard the word Noob Where have you been?!

 

[Strife212]

Noob is a good and legitimate word. It's strange how many people dislike new words when this is how words come into being.

 

[John Doe]

Does it matter why it's included? If it has a meaning and is used by a large enough number of people, and isn't just an abbriviation or different take on an existing word, then it is a part of the language.

Well, I hope you don't mind me saying, but why they are included does seem to be important to you, as you include certain prerequisite textual qualifications, such as not being 'an abbreviation' or a 'duplicate' of an existing word. I'm just interested to find out what people's thoughts are as to what criteria are important?

Point taken though, the frequency of a word's use may be a more important qualification for some people, than any semantic usefulness. How do the people who write dictionaries make these decisions?

 

[Strife212]

A noob is a newcomer but it also has negative connotations of someone who will always be bad at the related topic. It's not covered by an existing word

Noob.

 

[D D Danneh]

A noob is a newcomer but it also has negative connotations of someone who will always be bad at the related topic. It's not covered by an existing word

Noob.

No. A newb is a newcomer, a noob is just a plain idiot.

 

[muon]

No. A newb is a newcomer, a noob is just a plain idiot.

So newbie, newb and noob are all different now?

Either way, wikipedia thinks they are all the same. A brief historical background as well.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newbie

 

[Ziggy]

'Millionth English word' declared

A US web monitoring firm has declared the millionth English word to be Web 2.0, a term for the latest generation of web products and services.

GLM said Web 2.0 beat out the terms Jai ho, N00b and slumdog to take top spot.

 

[thecremeegg]

But Web 2.0 isnt a word ffs, if anything its 2

 

[Deleted member 651465]

The OP of this thread is officially defriended.

Noob.

 

[Le_Petit_Lapin]

Web 2.0

That's not a word. : /