Tag: English
Tweet in Italian: the Twitter translation project keeps on growing
Back in October, Twitter asked its users to help translate the site into over 70 new languages worldwide. With the Twitter translation project moving full-steam ahead, Italian Twitterers can now tweet away in their mother-tongue. In a statement (translated by…
Twitter: Most Popular Word of 2009
It beats "Obama", "unemployed" and "vampire" to the top spot.
Twitter enters Collins English Dictionary
The word Twitter is to appear in the forthcoming Collins English Dictionary as both a verb and a noun:
Twitter – verb: to write short messages on the Twitter website.
Twitter – noun: a website where people can post short messages about their current activities.
The word Twitterati, which refers to the elite users of Twitter, such as Stephen Fry and Ashton Kutcher who attract a large following, will also be entered as will Twitterverse which defines the whole Twitter phenomenon.
Elaine Higgleton, Collins editorial director, said: “Hardly a day goes by when you don’t see some Twitter-related article. Hence I find it entirely unsurprising that this year we have not one Twitter-related entry in the dictionary, but three.”
Every year we see these sorts of stories where the latest fad phrases are entered into the dictionary and every year I get a bit annoyed. Yogalates was added last year. Yogalates. sigh.
I suppose Twitter is a valid entry – but Twitterati and Twitterverse? What’s the point?
(via The Telegraph)
Tennis stars David Rice and Naomi Broady suspended for Bebo use
Beware, Bebo/Facebook/MySpace users, it seems there’s an international move led by employers, cracking down on their minions by spying on them through their social-networking sites.
Following the story yesterday about the Nintendo employee fired for keeping a blog, it’s been publicised today that two of Britain’s brightest tennis stars, David Rice (the second-best British junior) and Naomi Broady (the national Under-18 champion) have both been suspended. The Lawn Tennis Association…
Learn English with Snoopy and Charlie Brown on new Nintendo DS game
Everyone’s favourite dog, Snoopy, is dog-paddling his way to the DS shortly, in a game that promises to teach users English. Yes, a dog teaching you English. Well, at least it’s not hamsters!
English Lessons With Snoopy allowes gamers to use the stylus to touch all items in a scene, and view the English spelling and pronunciation, triggering animated actions within the scene. Snoopy’s joined by Charlie Brown and the rest of the gang, who can help you through English-training minigames, slide puzzles and even a Charlie Brown dress-up game. So that’ll be several different zig-zag shirts then?…
Top five boats to escape the UK floods (because our car's now full of salmon)
Yes, yes, we all know how the entirety of England is eight foot under water – infact, I’m typing this on my laptop in my garden, where the water is just under my armpits. Might explain why I keep on getting zapped and my hair’s all frizzy. Oh…
Floods equals water. A ton of water, at that. And a bunch of water equals…BOATS! Yes, boats big and small, yachts, dinghys, catamarans, heck even junks if your heart so desires. So what’s the best boat to zip around in in your local ‘hood, where you can deliver fresh water to that cute girl a couple of doors away? Read on below for our top five…
Video Interview: Kat talks to English explorer David Hempleman-Adams about his Toshiba Transatlantic Challenge
As you read on the weekend, I’ve spent the past few days in Newfoundland, Canada, peeking in on the life of English explorer David Hempleman-Adams as he prepares for his world-record attempt at crossing the Atlantic in the world’s smallest helium-powered balloon. I managed to grab a few minutes before he departed into the air, to discuss his trip, and the Toshiba Portégé R500 notebook which he carried aboard…
