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The Scripps National Spelling Bee is underway and we have a local contestant to root for, right from Rexford!

The Oxford English Dictionary is adding a bunch of new words, and frankly, I think the words seem a little stale.  I mean, a lot of these words are super old and I feel like they should have been added 100 years ago! Here are some of the biggies (and oldies...

Every year, new words are added to the dictionary to represent the changing trends and fads. But, I have to say, this year's selection of words added to dictionary.com are a bit concerning!

Merriam-Webster is adding over 150 words to the newest edition of its "Collegiate Dictionary." There are a lot of tech related words:   1. Hashtag   2.  Selfie  3. Hot spot . . . as in a WiFi hot spot.   4.  Big data, which they define as, "an accumulation of data that is too large and complex for processing by traditional database management tools"   5...

Ok - quick - what's a word that describes the day AFTER tomorrow?  Come on - you can do it.  Actually, no you can't.  There isn't a word for that in English, but other countries have a word for it.  That's just ONE example of the problems with our lexicon (that means language)

Actually, if you are upset by this question, it's too late anyway.  It's already been added.  But are you ok with this?  Take my quick and dirty poll, before I lay an F-bomb down on ya.