英语学习点: New Words in the Dictionary 字典新词
The web-savvy amongst you will know that just as a mouse is no longer only a rodent, a tweet isn't necessarily a noise made by a bird.
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Hmm, I wonder if I can find quantitative easing...
Nearly a quarter of the new words added to the latest edition of the Chambers Dictionary come from internet culture, with the economic recession and climate change also contributing strongly.
The internet age's ability to reinvent old words with new meanings continues. The cloud, you may think, is the thing above your head which produces rain. It's not as simple as that any more.
We all know what pay is, right? And a wall is a wall – as in The Great Wall of... But what about a paywall? Can you work it out?
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发表于 2016-7-14 23:56:37
