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Title: Word of 2013 by Oxford Dictionaries
Post by: R B Habib on November 20, 2013, 04:09:04 PM

'Selfie' has been named as word of the year by Oxford Dictionaries. It is defined as "a photograph that one has taken of oneself, typically with a smartphone or webcam and uploaded to a social media website."

Other shortlisted words included 'binge-watch', 'schmeat' and 'twerk'. But do many people know what they mean?
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-25005327

Title: Re: Word of 2013 by Oxford Dictionaries
Post by: Antara11 on November 26, 2013, 04:47:48 PM

Informative. Thanks for sharing.

Title: Re: Word of 2013 by Oxford Dictionaries
Post by: R B Habib on November 28, 2013, 05:51:15 PM

Thanks apu

Title: Re: Word of 2013 by Oxford Dictionaries
Post by: farzanamili on November 29, 2013, 02:28:40 PM

thanks. :)

Title: Re: Word of 2013 by Oxford Dictionaries
Post by: sushmita on November 29, 2013, 05:41:16 PM

Beneficial post for all.

Title: Re: Word of 2013 by Oxford Dictionaries
Post by: R B Habib on December 02, 2013, 01:06:23 PM

Thank you all :)

Title: Re: Word of 2013 by Oxford Dictionaries
Post by: A.S. Rafi on December 02, 2013, 02:27:25 PM

Selfie got popular fast due to facebook fever!

Title: Re: Word of 2013 by Oxford Dictionaries
Post by: nadimhaider on December 02, 2013, 04:11:22 PM

thank u

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Post by: rahim2008 on December 04, 2013, 06:29:28 PM

Very informative post........................


Sheikh Abdur Rahim
Assistant Professor
Faculty of Business and Economics

Title: Re: Word of 2013 by Oxford Dictionaries
Post by: Tahsina on December 05, 2013, 01:28:37 PM

How about mentioning the word which got defeated? TWERK.  ;)

Title: Re: Word of 2013 by Oxford Dictionaries
Post by: R B Habib on December 05, 2013, 06:28:55 PM

Forget twerking apu, lets do selfie.

We all know why 'selfie' is there. The birth of Prince George, and the Syria chemical weapons deal -- 2013 shall be remembered as the year of the first Papal selfie. Following in the pioneering footsteps of Anthony Weiner, Bill Clinton, and even Michelle Obama, Pope Francis went this year where no pope has gone before: in front of an iPhone held aloft by a smiling teenager.

O, it must have been defeated...poor Miley Cyrus. I wish she could make these people dance with her. Its all Politics.....u know

Title: Re: Word of 2013 by Oxford Dictionaries
Post by: Tahsina on December 07, 2013, 12:55:22 PM

Dear Rabeya,

I'm all for selfie as I myself am a selfie freak! And please don't mention that awful girl looking for attention everywhere by twerking and sticking out her overgrown tongue! She's a disgrace.  >:(

Tahsina

Title: Re: Word of 2013 by Oxford Dictionaries
Post by: R B Habib on December 07, 2013, 12:59:01 PM

Me too Apu ;)