OMG, FYI, and LOL Added to Oxford English Dictionary

[Mave]

You read that headline correctly – OMG, FYI, and LOL have been added to the Oxford English Dictionary.

http://www.oed.com/public/latest/latest-update/#new

 

[[FF]TeddyBear]

Eh, bad move :L

 

[Mave]

My last shred of respect for humanity dies.
I mean these 'words' are fun on the internet, but they don't need to be in the dictionary FFS.

 

[[FF]TeddyBear]

My last shred of respect for humanity dies.
I mean these 'words' are fun on the internet, but they don't need to be in the dictionary FFS.

Exactly, It's supporting bad English, and they aren't even important abbreviations.

 

[Panki]

So does that mean... I can use them in an english essay?

 

[Impulse]

So does that mean... I can use them in an english essay?

If you have one of those teachers who say that if you can show it in a dictionary then yes.