2007-09-24 23:47:01 · 12 answers · asked by jumah z 1 in News & Events ➔ Current Events
In English we used to say, "What is new today?" Got shortened to "What's new?" and then just "News?"
2007-09-24 23:55:13 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The original sense of news was 'new things'; this is long obsolete. Since the 15th century it has been used to mean 'tidings, the report of recent events, new occurrences as a subject or report or talk.'
The adjective new goes back to Old English
2007-09-25 00:06:32 · answer #2 · answered by fillyfloppy 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The news is called news 'cos it covers all areas :
North, East, West & South...
Get it?1 NEWS...!
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2007-09-24 23:53:56 · answer #3 · answered by Faith 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Some say its the plural of new as in give me the new's. Some also say its an acronym from North East South and West.
2007-09-24 23:55:38 · answer #4 · answered by Jason 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
in my opinions news means the things that happen recently, so are called new + s = news
2007-09-24 23:55:22 · answer #5 · answered by Billy A 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because it is gathered from all directions - North, East, West and South
2007-09-24 23:51:25 · answer #6 · answered by BAMM 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Simply they were NEW S(tories) told by travelers., ie news as opposed to olds.
2007-09-24 23:51:48 · answer #7 · answered by terryrow 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because it's hot off the press, not stale - it's news!!
2007-09-25 00:01:50 · answer #8 · answered by erlish 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Plural of new, as in new things, new events, new discoveries etc. Collect then as one plural and you get news.
2007-09-24 23:56:42 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
its coz they are telling you the newest stuff to the best of their knowledge its probably new to the person hearing it so news
2007-09-24 23:50:02 · answer #10 · answered by ladyluck 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋