Unsurprisingly, many new entries come from the world of science and high-tech, particularly genetics and the Internet. Thus "blog" (short for Web log), and "egosurfing" (searching the Internet for references to oneself) are joined in the dictionary by more unusual phrases such as "shotgun cloning" (the insertion of random fragments of DNA).
I wonder how many words are directly from the internet.Looks like a new dictionary is in order
You bet, BC! As language expresses the quality of our thinking, I think it's great that the language is evolving...and that the Oxford people recognize this.
As language expresses the quality of our thinking, I think it's great that the language is evolving...and that the Oxford people recognize this. 
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