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Jamie Oliver confirms the correct way to abbreviate "spaghetti bolognese"

<div class="post_body_wrapper"> <div class="post_body"> <div class="body_text "> <p>Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver has finally settled the debate on how to properly abbreviate "spaghetti bolognese".</p> <p>He confirmed it on the Wednesday night's episode of <em>The Project</em>.</p> <p>Host Waleed Aly decided to pitch the debate to the chef as he appeared on the show via a live link from his London home.</p> <p>Aly confirmed that he referred to the popular pasta dish as "spag bol" whereas his co-host Peter Helliar used the term "spag bog".</p> <p>Jamie Oliver couldn't contain his giggles as he admitted that "bog" is a term used in Britain used to describe a toilet in England.</p> <p>Jamie joked: "In the UK, a bog is a toilet! If he [Peter] really wants to call it a spaghetti toilet... I mean, I'm not a marketeer, but the marketing on the 'spaghetti toilet' is probably not a great idea!"</p> <p>He was on the show to promote his new cooking book <em>7 Ways</em>, which aims to give people new ideas for ingredients they often purchase.</p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/CEB2OvLo_m5/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="12"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;"><a style="color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CEB2OvLo_m5/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">Lovely lot my NEW book #Jamies7Ways is out on THURSDAY!!! Link in my bio to order your copy.</a></p> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;">A post shared by <a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/jamieoliver/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank"> Jamie Oliver</a> (@jamieoliver) on Aug 18, 2020 at 4:24am PDT</p> </div> </blockquote> <p>Jamie has also been broadcasting his <em>Channel 4</em> show <em>Keep Cooking and Carry On</em> from his home during the pandemic to give viewers an idea on what to cook while staying safe from coronavirus.</p> </div> </div> </div>

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Merriam-Webster adds abbreviations to dictionary

<p>Among the 2,000 new entries to the Merriam-Webster Unabridged edition of the dictionary was a series of abbreviations that say a lot about the word we live in. Apparently letters now count as words in a dictionary. The most popular additions include:</p> <ul> <li>FOMO <em>n, informa</em>l: "Fear of missing out." The anxiety caused by not being included in something (such as an interesting or enjoyable activity) that others are experiencing</li> <li>ICYMI <em>abbr</em>: "In case you missed it." Used to draw attention to something published or posted online earlier</li> <li>TMI <em>abbr</em>: "Too much information."</li> </ul> <p>If you’re shaking your head in disapproval, take heart that the editors judged these abbreviations seriously, only allowing it onto the pages of the dictionary if it had made a significant mark on language and would likely endure in the future.</p> <p>"It doesn't happen quickly – we monitored many of these words for years before they'd met our criteria for entry – and it's pushed by various fields and endeavours," the company said on their website.</p> <p><strong>Related links: </strong></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><a href="http://www.oversixty.co.nz/entertainment/books/2016/03/best-selling-books-of-all-time/"><em>Best-selling books of all time</em></a></strong></span></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><a href="http://www.oversixty.co.nz/entertainment/books/2016/03/best-crime-books/"><em>5 crime books you need to read</em></a></strong></span></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><a href="http://www.oversixty.co.nz/entertainment/books/2016/03/top-influential-books-of-all-time/"><em>7 of the top influential books of all time</em></a></strong></span></p>

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