We don’t know what the future of the English language holds but we can bet that text-speak and “words” like ROFL will forever alter the way future generations talk to each other.

They can’t even, you see, because finishing a sentence is like so 2005.

It seems the only way to keep up with the times is to embrace the change then, something that the Oxford English Dictionary has had to do to stay relevant. So let’s run over their latest additions, words you can now blurt out free of the worry that someone will call you out on them.

We’ll start with ‘manspreading’, refering to men on public transportation who splay their legs wide and encroach on neighbouring seats. Horrid, let’s move onto words we’re fond of. Over to Newser:

• beer o’clock: the appropriate time of day to start drinking beer
• wine o’clock: same as above, only with wine
• Brexit: a term for the potential or hypothetical departure of the United Kingdom from the 28-nation European Union
• Grexit: a term for the potential withdrawal of Greece from the 19-nation eurozone, the countries in the European Union that use the shared euro currency
• butt-dial: calling someone accidentally with your mobile phone in a rear pocket
• cat cafe: a cafe or similar establishment where people pay to interact with cats housed on the premises
• fatberg: very large mass of solid waste in a sewer system, consisting especially of congealed fat and personal hygiene products that have been flushed down toilets.

Back of the net, beer ‘o clock and wine ‘o clock are now in the house. Even better is that they don’t actually define the time at which starting to drink is appropriate, leaving us the wiggle room to get somewhat creative.

Beer with brekkie? Check the dictionary, I’m just brushing up on my grammar thank you very much.

[source:newser]