The odd and doubtful construction probably accounts for the absurd folk-etymology (attested by 1640 but originally, and in 18c. usually, in jest-books) that claims it to be an abbreviation of north east south west, as though "information from all quarters of the compass."
Why would you trust the Merriam Webster Brand account? Have you seen brand Twitter lately? Don't trust the people behind these accounts, they're only doing it for clicks.
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Phoenix3875@lemmy.world · 112 pts · 1y
And "No" stands for "Nicely Observed".
Klear@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 1y
NO!
sit@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 5 pts · 1y
Thanks!
mx_smith@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 1y
I always thought it stood for Negative Objections
Kraiden@kbin.earth · 94 pts · 1y
carotte@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 73 pts · 1y
yah that’s pretty much it, it comes from middle english newys which means "new things"
Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de · 17 pts · 1y
i'm now starting a movement to say "newies" instead of "news"
Amir@lemmy.ml · 9 pts · 1y
Newies sounds so much more fun, why did we change it to news :(
jaaake@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 1y
Australia didn’t yet exist
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
that feels like a slur for some reason
allisonmaybe@lemm.ee · 6 pts · 1y
No that can't be it
tetris11@lemmy.ml · 41 pts · 1y
News is also a verb.
You wish I was joking.
slampisko@lemmy.world · 18 pts · 1y
My favorite part is when the news yell "It's newsing time!" and news all over the place
spooky2092@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 6 pts · 1y
I can't believe that the news stole morbius' tag line
SnortsGarlicPowder@lemmy.zip · 12 pts · 1y
"I was newsing it up with Henry" sounds like an innuendo.
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 1y
if it wasn't before it is now
Gladaed@feddit.org · 2 pts · 1y
Every word can be versed is a core tenet of the english language. Just like Germans use more compound words and noun a lot of words.
DamienGramatacus@lemmy.world · 34 pts · 1y
Never Eat Wedded Shreat
tetris11@lemmy.ml · 8 pts · 1y
I can eat the unmarried ones though, right?
Klear@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y
Wedded, you say?
rc__buggy@sh.itjust.works · 29 pts · 1y
North. East. West. South. !
Zero22xx@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 10 pts · 1y
That's what I learnt the origin of the word was.
lonesomeCat@lemmy.ml · 17 pts · 1y
My English teacher was dead serious when she told me that too
tetris11@lemmy.ml · 10 pts · 1y
To be fair to her, its an old myth
https://www.etymonline.com/word/news
EchoCranium@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 1y
That's what I figured it was when I was a kid. Same letters as the compass rose, information from around the world.
Pulptastic@midwest.social · 20 pts · 1y
Backronym
SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 17 pts · 1y
Not Enough Wild Shit
BeigeAgenda@lemmy.ca · 11 pts · 1y
Lately I got my fill of wild shit, is there a way to change that?
nicknonya@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 15 pts · 1y
Now 'Ere's What's Shit
Now Ending: William Shatner
bob_lemon@feddit.org · 12 pts · 1y
Nobody Enjoys Wet Socks
tetris11@lemmy.ml · 10 pts · 1y
Negative Ecology Weakens Sumerians
Protoknuckles@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 1y
Never Eat Watermelons Soggy
Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de · 3 pts · 1y
i've been doing it wrong my entire life‽
TheBat@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 1y
fox2263@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 1y
SovCits furiously writing that down
festnt@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 1y
Newt Enjoying Wet Salamanders
Alfenstein@lemmy.ml · 4 pts · 1y
No Elefant Were Safe 😲
shutz@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 1y
Can we get Huey Lewis's take on this?
P1k1e@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
Well it should!
FirstMajesticComet@lemmy.blahaj.zone · -6 pts · 1y
Why would you trust the Merriam Webster Brand account? Have you seen brand Twitter lately? Don't trust the people behind these accounts, they're only doing it for clicks.
piccolo@sh.itjust.works · 8 pts · 1y
The screenshot is from 2017 back before it wasnt a complete cesspool.