1. Friend
2. Troll
3. Like
4. Link
5. Address
6. Surf
7. Block
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Selfie, Oxford Dictionary's Word of the Year
The onset of social media and eager media sharing, people have started to share almost anything at all: from clothes, shoes, accessories to even a picture they take of themselves.
Thus came about the term, "selfie."
Selfie lands as the word of the year by Oxford Dictionary.
Selfie – "a photograph that one has taken of oneself, typically one taken with a smartphone or webcam and uploaded to a social media website" {Source}
Over at Refinery29, they featured the first Instagra selfie. Check out the story HERE.
Loose v Lose
My heart breaks as soon as I saw the word "loose" in this image. It ruins a beautiful message.
Loose and Lose are two words that are often misused.
According to Dictionary.com:
loose[loos] adjective, loos·er, loos·est, adverb, verb, loosed, loos·ing.
adjective
1. free or released from fastening or attachment: a loose end.
2. free from anything that binds or restrains; unfettered: loose cats prowling around in alleyways at night.
3. uncombined, as a chemical element.
4. not bound together: to wear one's hair loose.
5. not put up in a package or other container: loose mushrooms.
lose[looz] verb, lost, los·ing.
verb (used with object)
1. to come to be without (something in one's possession or care), through accident, theft, etc., so that there is little or no prospect of recovery: I'm sure I've merely misplaced my hat, not lost it.
2. to fail inadvertently to retain (something) in such a way that it cannot be immediately recovered: I just lost a dime under this sofa.
3. to suffer the deprivation of: to lose one's job; to lose one's life.
4. to be bereaved of by death: to lose a sister.
5. to fail to keep, preserve, or maintain: to lose one's balance; to lose one's figure.
The word there should be LOSE.
The message should read:
Stop worrying about
what you have to
lose and start
focusing on what you
have to gain.
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