Thursday, January 27, 2011
n00bs and netizens
Technology has given us masses of new words, blends and compounds of old ones, as well as complete semantic shifts (cookie, menu, desktop, virus and spam all being good examples of semantic change) and this fun quiz on the Oxford Dictionaries site gives you the chance to test your knowledge of some of the more recent expressions.
It's always handy to have a range of good, recent examples to use in exams when you're talking about language change, so have a look here and make a note.
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