Thread: OMG, LOL, FYI added to Oxford English Dictionary Online
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Old 03-26-2011, 07:16 PM   #25
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Originally Posted by Astrakan View Post
Acronyms have been part of the dictionary for a long time.

radar
laser
amphetamine
scuba
gulag
gestapo
...


Welcome to MR.

The difference being those were intended to be "words" e.g. pronounceable from the beginning not something stupid like LOL or OMG.
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