New words are emerging all the time. Before you can say "Rarsclart rudebwoy, why you flexin me?" a new word has sprung up and worked its way into our language. And as part of your A2 work on ENA5 you'll need to have plenty of good examples at your disposal. So, this post is designed to help.
"How?" I hear you ask. "You haven't given us any new words here. What are you playing at, man?" I hear you continue.
Well, that's because it's your chance to add comments to this post about new words you've come across. Together we can build a new words scrapbook.
"Scrapbook? Crapbook!" I hear you respond, somewhat rudely.
Well, it doesn't have to be rubbish, but it largely depends on you and what you post. If you can send in new words or links to articles about new words we'll soon have some examples to be getting on with, Then I'll try to offer a bit of analysis of what we've got, you can chip in with your ideas and we'll all learn something together.
"Yes, but where are the Haribo?" you ask.
Well, the Haribo prizes will be awarded to the top 5 most interesting new words posted as comments. There's no strict criteria for what makes an interesting new word, but if I like it I'll award you some Haribo. OK?
So to get the ball rolling, here's a link to something about Susie Dent's new Language Report and the words of 2000 - 2007.
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