Internet and the English Language

What is an acronym?

• a long and serious discussion of a subject in speech or writing

• a word opposite in meaning to another word

• a word that is made from the first letters of the name of something

• a word that means the same as another word

Answer explanation

BTW, this was the right answer!

Choose the correct statement

• The Internet has permanently corrupted our language.

• the Internet has changed how we speak and talk. 

• Everyone knows the Internet language.

• The Internet has significantly enriched our language.

What does "rickrolling" mean?

• It's a meme that involves the sudden appearence of Rick Astley

• the act of leaving an insulting message on the internet in order to annoy someone

• It indicates the act of rolling without going anywhere

• It recalls a famous Tv character from the series "Happy Days"

Find the error!

• BTW is the acronym for

  "By The Way"

• The judge started the trial by asking him some questions.

• Internet lingo constantly grow and evolve.

• Christopher Poole was suspected of hacking into Sarah Palin’s email account.

Answer explanation

Internet lingo constantly growS and evolveS.

Speaking about the regional dialects, what has THE ECONOMIST pointed out?

• The majority of regional dialects haven't changed at all.

• Several regional dialects have dramatically changed.

• Most of the regional dialects have completely disappeared, due to the use of Internet

• Many regional dialects have been preserved, thanks to their use on social media sites

An hashtag...

• Helps people expressing a particulat emotion

• Allows people worldwide to sound off on a particular topic

• It's the title of a blog

• Is aimed to underline a specific problem in a website

What was the old meaning of "Wireless"?

• It was used to indicate the wire fence around a prison or prison camp

• It was used in the 1950s to talk about the radio

• It was used to indicate the Internet connection without wires

• It was used for the canned stuff in the grocery store

To find out the meaning of a neologism, born in the Internet Era, you should look it up on...

• The Cambridge Dictionary

• The Devoto- Oli Disctionary

• The Urban Dictionary

• A school text from 1996

What is Twitter?

• A search-engine

• A website

• A social media

• A Vlog

When young people aged 18-24 feel unconfortable with?

• Texting friends

• Writing emails without spellcheck nor using a dictionary

• Watching a single episode of Stranger Things

• Recording and audio message