Infomania, slacktivism and nanoblahblah - How the net’s changing (and keeping track of) the way we speak
As a former English Language student, I’m fascinated by the influence of technology on the way we speak. It’s nice to see words that went out of fashion decades ago being re-appropriated: For example, “wireless” was the word for a radio when my grandparents were growing up, now it’s a convenient way to log on to the internet.
It’s even more fun to look at some of the weird and wonderful new words of this digital decade. A recent New Scientist article talked about the ways technology has influenced our lingo: from the well-known new words it’s thrown up (blog, podcast) to the not so well-known (”nanoblahblah” apparently means “very tiny nonsense″ — cute).
Original post by Popgadget: Personal Tech for Women