April 18, 2008
"Nerdic" is fastest growing language
The explosion of technology has created the fastest growing language in Europe, according to research published this week by PIXmania.com. Pocket-Lint reports.
"Dubbed "Nerdic", this new way of communicating via technological terminology has developed separately to English and become the shared language of Europe, allowing people to communicate without geographical boundary.
Nerdic is evolving faster than the English language, at a rate of more than 100 new words per year.
... From "dongle" to "Wi-Fi" 100 new words were added to the Nerdic vocabulary in the past 12 months - over three times more than the Oxford English Dictionary added to the official English language, with experts predicting that this figure will more than double in 2008. "
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