'Shitstorm' becomes official German word

[The Straight Story]

'Shitstorm' becomes official German word

Facebook, Flashmob, and Shitstorm - the new edition of the official German dictionary Duden, to appear Thursday, contains a number of new words that probably sound familiar to Anglo ears.

Apart from new internet and computer-related words, including App, Social Media, and "Compi" (slang for computer), the dictionary also contains a number of new words related to the euro crisis, including Eurobond, and Finanztransaktionssteuer (financial transaction tax).

"The vocabulary changes so much every three or four years that it makes sense to re-vamp the standard work," said Duden editor-in-chief Werner Scholze-Stubenrecht.

Another new word is Vorständin to denote a female executive board member. Other words from the last edition, which came out in 2009, have been taken out, because they are barely in use anymore.

http://www.thelocal.de/national/20130703-50655.html

[rocktivity]

1. I remember a terrific DU post about a shitstorm during the '08 primary

Here it is: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x4869019


rocktivity

[dkf]

2. Gee. I wonder why they needed this word.