Twerk has been added to the Oxford Dictionary. This pains me on multiple levels. First of all, it’s not a real frickin’ word. Secondly, this is clearly Miley Cyrus’ fault. Her whorish, twerk-filled performance at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards made millions of people aware of the twerking phenomenon. This pains me more than when “immersive” was deemed a proper word, instead of some PR-flak concoction used to hype a videogame. Anyway, here’s the official Oxford Dictionary definition of twerk:
This is a travesty. The Internet has accelerated the decline of the English language. Now pop music is helping the deterioration. Once again, I must invoke the immortal words of the Black Eyed Peas: “What’s wrong with the world, mama?”
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I blame social media.
Also I was reading comments on a site today and a person corrected someone on their usage of then and than. The corrector was chastised for being a dick since everyone knew what the guy was trying to say. Since when is that being a dick?
In the modern world we are surrounded by smart devices yet people shrug off grammar and spelling.
On the Internet, it’s called grammer. :p
ugh lol
I weep for society.
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It’s almost like the English language (or Oxford, at any rate) wants to be popular and relevant in an era of 140 characters, but it’s trying way too hard in order to find acceptance.
-M
You’re probably onto something there. “Selfie” was also recently added to the Oxford Dictionary. My initial reaction was, “WTF?!?”
Agree with everything except description of her performance as “whorish”. Whores have more self-respect than she does. ;)