NEW OFFICIAL WORDS(INSPIRED BY MODERN TECHNOLOGY)

By Donna Hawker

HOW DO WORDS BECOME… WORDS?

Words are made by usage More popular = better the chance Word is viewed and added to the dictionary. Editors search for new wordsNew appearances, new spellings, new uses.Upon the discovery of the word they are then put into computer

readable text with citations containing the word itself, use of the word, and the source of this word.

OMG SRSLY?

Yes, “srsly” is a word.

This is the definition of “srsly” according to the Oxford Dictionary

First appeared in the 18th

century in a manual on shorthand.

It is the internet short version of the

word seriously.

PHONE, TABLET, OR PHABLET?

What is A Phablet? The mixture of a phone and a tablet..

5 to 6.9 inches of screenActing as a smartphone and a tablet Eliminating the need for bothpopular in the 21st century during creations of both the smartphone

and tablet when a product in between surfaced.More $$$ than a tablet

EMOJIDigital image that expresses emotion

Used through electronic communication

Used mainly on smartphones

Started in japan then spread

Means “picture letter” in japanese

DIGITAL DETOX

Period of time away from electronics

Regarded as an opportunity to relieve stress

Taking time away from social media

Modern word available only in the online dictionary

Step by step digital detox online tutorials

Steps are from www.entrepreneur.com

WORKS CITED• http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us/definition/american_english/phablet

• http://www.merriam-webster.com/help/faq/words_in.htm

• https://www.google.com/search?q=phablet+definition&rlz=1W4CHBB_enUS576&source=lnms&sa=X&ei=oyYKU52UOuHOyQHRl4FI&ved=0CAYQ_AUoAA&biw=1680&bih=955&dpr=1

• https://www.google.com/search?q=srsly&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=uj8NU47UB4-0rgH4n4GACA&sqi=2&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAQ&biw=1680&bih=955

• https://www.google.com/search?q=flip+phone+emoji&rlz=1W4CHBB_enUS576&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=2kINU-7hMKj8yAGl84GwCQ&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAQ&biw=1680&bih=955#q=+emoji+sly+&tbm=isch

• http://emojipedia.org/

• https://www.google.com/search?q=flip+phone+emoji&rlz=1W4CHBB_enUS576&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=2kINU-7hMKj8yAGl84GwCQ&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAQ&biw=1680&bih=955#q=iphone&tbm=isch&imgdii=_

• http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us/definition/american_english/digital-detox

• http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/229783#