New Oxford Dictionary in; 16,000 hyphens out

WORD PLAY: The dictionary officials claim it reflects the changing times of grammar usage.

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New Delhi: The two-volume short Oxford English Dictionary has done away with 16, 000 hyphens in an attempt to give way to the growing usage of SMS and email language.

The small black - that's been around since the birth of printing has finally been killed off even though it has sparked off criticism from literature purists.

- Fig-leaf is now Fig leaf

- Pot-belly now Pot belly

- Pigeon-hole now pigeonhole

- Leap-frog is leapfrog

The dictionary officials though claim it reflects the changing times of grammar usage. But that's not all; new words have been added as well.

Other words in the dictionary include:

- Biosecurity

- Webinar

- Manbag

- Carbon Footprint

Moral of the story: if you don't follow the dictionary, the dictionary follows you.

(With inputs from Supriya Dravid)