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"Unfriend" has been named the word of the year by the New Oxford American Dictionary, chosen from a list of finalists with a tech-savvy bent.
Unfriend was defined as a verb that means to remove someone as a "friend" on a social networking site such as Facebook.
"It has both currency and potential longevity," said Christine Lindberg, senior lexicographer for
"In the online social networking context, its meaning is understood, so its adoption as a modern verb form makes this an interesting choice for Word of the Year."
Other words deemed finalists for 2009 by the dictionary's publisher,
In technology, there was "hashtag", which is the hash sign added to a word or phrase that lets Twitter users search for tweets similarly tagged; "intexticated" for when people are distracted by texting while driving, and "sexting", which is the sending of sexually explicit SMSes and pictures by cellphone.
Finalists from the economy included "freemium", meaning a business model in which some basic services are provided for free, and "funemployed", referring to people taking advantage of newly unemployed status to have fun or pursue other interests.
In the political and current affairs section, finalists included "birther", meaning conspiracy theorists challenging President Barack Obama's
Novelty words making the shortlist were "deleb", meaning a dead celebrity, and "tramp stamp", referring to a tattoo on the lower back, usually on a woman.
ИСТОЧНИК: http://www.reuters.com/article/lifestyleMolt/idUSTRE5AG09H20091117
ИЛЛЮСТРАЦИЯ: http://www.timepassguru.com/2009/04/neologisms-ew-ords-for-2oo9.html
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Запомните следующие слова и выражения:
to define
longevity
trend
current affairs
to distract
explicit
for free
to take (took, taken) advantage of smth.
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УПРАЖНЕНИЕ
Выберите правильный вариант:
1. Unfriend was ______ as a verb that means to remove someone as a "friend" on a social networking site such as Facebook.
- named
- defined
- chosen
2. Other words deemed finalists for 2009 by the dictionary's publisher came from other technological trends, the economy, and political and current ______ .
- tendencies
- things
- affairs
3. "Intexticated" is used to describe people who are ______ by texting while driving.
- defined
- distracted
- challenged
4. "Freemium" means a business model in which some basic services are provided for ______ .
- nothing
- gratis
- free
5. "Funemployed" is used to refer to people taking ______ of newly unemployed status to have fun or pursue other interests.
- advantage
- use
- benefit
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