Facebook wants to make a 'Social Glossary' to detect slang

In a patent filed in February, Facebook details a "social glossary" that will scan posts on the site looking for "slang, terms of art, portmanteaus, syllabic abbreviations, abbreviations, acronyms, names, nicknames, re-purposed words or phrases, or any other type of coined word or phrase". These phrases will then be added to the glossary.By: Emily Reynolds, Continue reading...