Una delle cose belle che caratterizza la lingua inglese è la capacità di rimanere al passo coi tempi. Nuove parole vengono create di continuo per esprimere nuove idee e tendenze che diventano di uso comune in brevissimo tempo grazie alla globalizzazione, alla tecnologia, ad Internet e ai social network.

La maggior parte delle nuove parole entrate ufficialmente nei dizionari di British English e American English hanno influenzato anche altre lingue straniere vantano una influenza da parte di lingue straniere. Qui di seguito trovate le dieci che ogni studente di inglese dovrebbe conoscere.

Aha moment
Sostantivo
Un momento di improvvisa realizzazione, ispirazione, intuizione, riconoscimento o comprensione
-My aha moment came when I realized I was living to work instead of working to live

Ridic
Aggettivo
Ridicolo
-That’s a ridic price for a loaf of bread

Brain cramp
Sostantivo
Un caso di confusione mentale temporanea che provoca un errore o una dimenticanza
-I’m having a brain cramp; I can’t remember my email address

Game changer
Sostantivo
L’introduzione di un elemento o fattore inedito che cambia una situazione o azione esistente in maniera significativa
-Hiring the new female manager was a game changer

Life coach
Sostantivo
Un consulente che aiuta le persone a prendere decisioni, stabilire e raggiungere obiettivi oppure a gestire i problemi
-I was lost in my career until I hired a life coach

Tweeps
Sostantivo plurale
Le persone che seguono il profilo di una persona presente sul sito di social networking Twitter
-She told her tweeps she was taking a German course at Maka

Tipping point
Sostantivo
Il punto cruciale in una situazione, processo o sistema oltre il quale si verifica un effetto o un cambiamento rilevante e spesso inarrestabile
-The proliferation of the e-cigarette may be the tipping point for the traditional cigarette market

Cloud computing
Sostantivo
La pratica di immagazzinare dati informatici regolarmente usati su server multipli che possono essere accessibili tramite Internet
-Cloud computing means I can access my files anytime, anywhere

Hat tip
Sostantivo
Il riconoscimento che qualcuno ha fornito allo scrittore una informazione o l’ispirazione per la scrittura di un pezzo
-Hat tip to the Huffington post news site that I first read this on

Lifecasting
Sostantivo
La pratica di rasmettere dal vivo su Internet un flusso continuo di materiale video che documenta le attività quotidiane di una persona
-Lifecasting creates a never-ending soap opera of ones life

e qui di seguito ecco l’undicesima parola, solo perché è una cosa divertente da fare …

Photobomb
Verbo
Rovinare una fotografia di una persona o una cosa comparendo improvvisamente nel campo immagine mentre la foto viene scattata, con un intento tipicamente scherzoso
-Some weird guy with a mohawk photobombed our wedding photo

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10 official new English words everyone should know

One of the great things about English is that it evolves with the times. New words are constantly being created to express new ideas and trends that are perpetuated into common usage at the speed of light due to globalization, technology, the Internet, and social network speak. Most of the new words officially added to the British English and American English dictionaries this year have infiltrated foreign languages; here are ten that every learner of English should know

Aha moment
Noun
A moment of sudden realization, inspiration, insight, recognition or comprehension
-My aha moment came when I realized I was living to work instead of working to live

Ridic
Adjective
Ridiculous
-That’s a ridic price for a loaf of bread

Brain cramp
Noun
An instance of temporary mental confusion resulting in an error or lapse of judgment
-I’m having a brain cramp; I can’t remember my email address

Game changer
Noun
A newly introduced element or factor that changes an existing situation or activity in a significant way
-Hiring the new female manager was a game changer

Life coach
Noun
An advisor who helps people make decisions, set and reach goals or deal with problems
-I was lost in my career until I hired a life coach

Tweeps
Plural noun
A person’s followers on the social networking site twitter
-She told her tweeps she was taking a German course at Maka

Tipping point
Noun
The critical point in a situation, process or system beyond which a significant and often unstoppable effect or change takes place
-The proliferation of the e-cigarette may be the tipping point for the traditional cigarette market

Cloud computing
Noun
The practice of storing regularly used computer data on multiple servers that can be accessed through the Internet
-Cloud computing means I can access my files anytime, anywhere

Hat tip
Noun
Used as an acknowledgement that someone has brought a piece of information to the writer’s attention or provided the inspiration for a piece of writing
-Hat tip to the Huffington post news site that I first read this on

Lifecasting
Noun
The practice of broadcasting a continuous live flow of video material on the Internet which documents one’s day-to-day activities
-Lifecasting creates a never-ending soap opera of ones life

and here’s an 11th one just because it’s fun to do…

Photobomb
Verb
Spoil a photograph of a person or thing by suddenly appearing in the camera’s field of view as the picture is taken typically as a prank or joke
-Some weird guy with a mohawk photobombed our wedding photo

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