New Meanings, Old Words.
This article presents information on new meanings and old words. The Internet has forever changed the way we speak and write. For starters, it has introduced new vocabulary into the English dictionary-words such as Cyberspace, e-mail, etiquette and, of course, google, a trademark which is commonly u...
| Published in: | Writing Vol. 27; no. 3; p. 6 |
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Weekly Reader Corporation
Nov/Dec2004
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