1. Graduate Diploma Reading & Writing Session 27 Collocation Lexical Sets Punctuation & Sentence Structure

4. 1.kind of crab cake 2.bullying and corrupt city management officials 3.slang for an inexperienced person 4.an underdog (poor person with few opportunities to succeed) from the slums 5.a person who has skill with words, especially in writing 6.a noise made by a group of people when their expectations weren’t satisfied 7.a person whose job is to write dictionaries 8.ridiculous 9.a newly invented word 10.to be made King or Queen, or given an award (metaphorical) 11.somebody who competes with others to try to win something coddies chengguan noob slumdog wordsmith a collective sigh of disappointment lexicographer preposterous neologism to be crowned contender

5. LEXICAL SETS

6. What can we call this lexical set? Texas Austin Silicon Valley India China Australia Canada the US the UK Poland

7. PLACES Texas Austin Silicon Valley India China Australia Canada the US the UK Poland

8. PEOPLE & ORGANISATIONS INTERESTED IN “WORDS” The Global Language Monitor A group of US wordsmiths lexicographers Paul JJ Payack, the president and chief word analyst of the Global Language Monitor

9. WORDS (PARTICULARLY THE MILLIONTH ENGLISH) tally of English words millionth word should be formally crowned the millionth word contenders to be the millionth word neologism

10. NEOLOGISMS coddies chengguan slumdog fundoo jai ho! noob Web 2.0, a term for the next generation of internet applications,

11. ANNOUNCEMENT & REACTION declared admits an estimate a collective sigh of disappointment declare the idea preposterous

12. 'Web 2.0' declared millionth word in English language neologism created every 98 minutes says language monitor which admits tally of english words an estimate it could have been coddies chengguan slumdog or even fundoo jai ho would have been fun even noob wouldn t have been that bad but when a group of us wordsmiths in texas claimed today that the millionth word in the english language was web 2 0 there must have been a collective sigh of disappointment among those lexicographers who hadn t already declared the idea preposterous

13. 'Web 2.0' declared millionth word in English language Neologism created every 98 minutes, says language monitor – which admits tally of English words an estimate. It could have been "coddies", "chengguan", "slumdog" or even "fundoo". "Jai Ho!" would have been fun. Even "noob" wouldn't have been that bad. But when a group of US wordsmiths in Texas claimed today that the millionth word in the English language was Web 2.0, there must have been a collective sigh of disappointment among those lexicographers who hadn't already declared the idea preposterous.

14. the global language monitor glm based in austin calculated that a neologism is created on average every 98 minutes and that web 2 0 a term for the next generation of internet applications should be formally crowned the millionth wordglobal language monitor paul jj payack the president and chief word analyst of the global language monitor said that the contenders to be the millionth word had come from silicon valley india china and poland as well as australia canada the us and the uk english has become a universal means of communication never before have so many people been able to communicate so easily with so many others he said

15. The Global Language Monitor (GLM), based in Austin, calculated that a neologism is created on average every 98 minutes and that "Web 2.0", a term for the next generation of internet applications, should be formally crowned the millionth word.Global Language Monitor Paul JJ Payack, the president and chief word analyst of the Global Language Monitor, said that the contenders to be the millionth word had come from Silicon Valley, India, China, and Poland, as well as Australia, Canada, the US and the UK. "English has become a universal means of communication. Never before have so many people been able to communicate so easily with so many others," he said.

16. 'Web 2.0' declared millionth word in English language Neologism created every 98 minutes, says language monitor – which admits tally of English words an estimate. It could have been "coddies", "chengguan", "slumdog" or even "fundoo". "Jai Ho!" would have been fun. Even "noob" wouldn't have been that bad. But when a ________ of US wordsmiths in Texas claimed today that the millionth word in the ________ language was Web 2.0, there must have been a collective ________ of disappointment among those lexicographers who hadn't already declared the ________ preposterous.

17. The Global Language Monitor (GLM), based in Austin, calculated that a neologism is created ________ average every 98 minutes and that "Web 2.0", a term for the ________ generation of internet ________, should be ________ crowned the millionth word.Global Language Monitor Paul JJ Payack, the president and chief word analyst of the Global Language Monitor, said that the contenders to be the millionth word had come ________ Silicon Valley, India, China, and Poland, as well as Australia, Canada, the US and the UK. "English has become a universal ________ of communication. Never before have so many people been able to communicate so ________ with so many others," he said.

19. HAPPIER SHOPPERS a poor year the signs of recovery offline are less clear a meagre 0.5% rise on 2008 picking up again rose to $3.2 billion over 10% higher then rose by 11% rose from $846m to $887m retail spending heavy discounts promotions enticing shoppers to open their wallets online spending internet shoppers splashed out $318m sales online shopping bricks-and-mortar retailers consumers shops rang up $10.7 billion in sales in 2008 the week ending on Sunday November 29th the same period last year Thanksgiving Day Black Friday start of the Christmas shopping season “cyber Monday” November 30th on Wednesday December 2nd an increasingly important day according to comScore, an online market-research firm new data showed that the largest daily spend on record reckons SuperTrak, a retail consultancy LEXICAL SETS

21. Retail spending _______ shoppers Online _______ in America is rising AFTER a ________ year in 2008, retail spending is picking up again as ________ discounts and promotions are enticing shoppers to open their ________. Online spending rose to $3.2 billion for the week ending on Sunday November 29th, over 6% more than during the same period last year, according to comScore, an online ________-research firm. Internet shoppers splashed out $318m on ________ Day, over 10% higher than in 2008. Sales also rose by 11% to $595m on Black Friday, the start of the Christmas shopping ________ for bricks-and-mortar retailers but an ________ important online shopping day too. Consumers continued to spend on “ cyber Monday ” November 30th. On Wednesday December 2nd new data ________ that sales rose from $846m to $887m, the largest daily spend on record. But the signs of recovery offline are less clear. Shops rang up $10.7 billion in sales on Black Friday, a ________ 0.5% rise on 2008, reckons ShopperTrak, a retail consultancy.

22. Retail spending Happier shoppers Dec 2nd 2009 From Economist.com Online spending in America is rising AFTER a poor year in 2008, retail spending is picking up again as heavy discounts and promotions are enticing shoppers to open their wallets. Online spending rose to $3.2 billion for the week ending on Sunday November 29th, over 6% more than during the same period last year, according to comScore, an online market-research firm. Internet shoppers splashed out $318m on Thanksgiving Day, over 10% higher than in 2008. Sales also rose by 11% to $595m on Black Friday, the start of the Christmas shopping season for bricks-and-mortar retailers but an increasingly important online shopping day too. Consumers continued to spend on “cyber Monday” November 30th. On Wednesday December 2nd new data showed that sales rose from $846m to $887m, the largest daily spend on record. But the signs of recovery offline are less clear. Shops rang up $10.7 billion in sales on Black Friday, a meagre 0.5% rise on 2008, reckons ShopperTrak, a retail consultancy.