You know its bad when the dictionary comes to argue.
BTW, check merriam-webster's bluesky. Its really good.
::: spoiler Transcript A tweet saying "It took me 19 years to figure out NEWS stands for "notable events, weather and sports" 🤔". It has a reply from Merriam-Webster saying "No." :::
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Just in case anyone was wondering: it's because it's about new events
Oh yeah smart guy? Why is it pronounced NUDES then? Huh ?
SEND NEWS
i can't lie, those news are FETT
... butter up my noods already, would ya?
It's getting steamy in this kitchen, oh my...
(lolololol)
could i maybe double-fork your noods? that would be soo hot
... yes... but... be gentle...
(ok dear god this has to stop NO ERP ON MAIN)
Selber fett.
No Underwear Dickpick Expecting Sex
Ah yes, my favorite pastime, dickpicking.
I uhhhh... Don't think it is buddy...
It's all about what's new so we should really call it SNEW.
What about sports?
They usually cover weather too i think.
come on, y'all. it clearly stands for North, East, West, South!
i love folk etymology.
"News" is actually the "new things". The plural of "new".
does this make a history book "the olds"?
if you want to coin that term, i'll support it
edit - but until now, the "olds" has always been the name we gave my grandpa's old eight-eight
Why stop there?
new(adj.)
Middle English neue, from Old English neowe, niowe, earlier niwe "made or established for the first time, fresh, recently made or grown; novel, unheard-of, different from the old; untried, inexperienced, unused," from Proto-Germanic *neuja-(source also of Old Saxon niuwi, Old Frisian nie, Middle Dutch nieuwe, Dutch nieuw, Old High German niuwl, German neu, Danish and Swedish ny, Gothic niujis "new").
proto-germanic is fascinating. it's a whole "conceptual language" made entirely out of assumptions, and i love it.
i assume you're aware of RobWords on youtube? he also does another show called Words Unraveled. if you're a word nerd like me, i'm sure you'd love boþ.
edit: #HARDCORE Þ
Thanks. I’ll check.
I like the simplicity and brevity of their response
When you know every word there is it's easy to find just the right one.
It stands for “never eat waffles (soggy)”.
That's not an argument, that's just contradiction.
No, it isn’t.
Thank you, Webster.
I think the dictionary has the authority to just contradict misinformation about etymology.
It depends which one. Only the Oxford English Dictionary does. Websters is full of spelling mistakes :)
“I just saw this somewhere, so I’m going to tweet about how I just discovered it myself. And yes, I think that’s a cool thing to do.”
Just like TIPS is not an acronym of To Ensure Prompt Service.
TEPS
This is what happens when I don't proofread but fuck it I'm leaving it as is
Hah well it’d be incorrect if it were insure so maybe you were right after all
I was told
North, East, West, South
What is happening in all directions
Welp, that was 19 years down he drain.
I believe that is a backronym.
ok… I actually never made the connection between neuf and neuf x)
and saying "a nine" is pronounced the same as "an egg" (un neuf/un œuf)