In today's class we:

• • Went through some course information including rules and information related to the course
    
  • Talked about the number of words in the English language (1,000,000+) 
    
  • Talked about some random English language facts (see here for more. Warning...I can not verify all of the ones on the link  are true!)
    
  • Looked at how the Oxford English Dictionary is always changing and being updated with NEW words and REVISIONS of old words e.g.  
    
    
  -rendition -'extraordinary rendition' (Links for information about 'Extraordinary Rendition' here , here and here)  
  
  -elephant- 'an elephant in the room'  
  
  -crunk- a type of hip-hop crunk   
  
  -bahookie - Scottish slang for a person's buttocks 
  
  -OMG- internet slang for 'oh my god'  
  
  -LOL- internet  slang for 'laughing out loud'
  
  
  • Arranged the groups
  • Created the groups