Vogue Words

2.Old words with new meaning
1) expansion or narrow of meaning
Such as " net" "computer network"; "plastic“ "credit card" "page" "website"
2) Judgments of meaning transformation Such as “ wicked ” ，past：evil ; now：great，wonderful
1.New words
1). Changes in technology
Such as: genetic code, clone ,SARS (atypical pneumonia).
2).Changes in social life
Such as: Dink (dual income families with no children) pedestrian mall (步行街) multiplex (多功能影院) bungee jumping (蹦极) rock climbing (攀岩)
Production
A lot of vogue words are originally technical terms, with the development of newspapers, radio, television, Internet and other propaganda tools ,they became general terms.
1.Take a critical look at vogue words and assimilate what is good and discard what is bad. Such as: hopefully, “it is hoped that ...” “with luck”. eg. "Hopefully, we shall complete our work in June.“ 2.Don’t pursuit of fashionable word, but to recognize it and improve understanding.
“gay” ，past ：happy now ：homosexual 3) meaning transformation. fresh--excellent Green--unspoiled, environmental friendly
3.Foreign words 1) Because of the globalization, the language and culture of other countries has quietly infiltrated into English, such as from China, Japan, Korea. Such as: kongfu effort (功夫） Confucius （孔夫子） tofu （豆腐） typhoon（台风） judo(柔道) oolong tea （乌龙茶） chow mein(炒面)
ghost writer
fall guy
duck soup
big wig
枪手
替罪羊
容易的事 重要人物
See the following example: I feel guilty is not "I feel guilty", but "I am sorry."
Origin
When people find new things, asking new questions, sum up new experiences, it needs new words to express. Analyze from their source , vogue words can be divided into three categories. 1. a word not previously used, that is to say, new words 2. old words being given a new meaning 3. foreign words
2) A great majority of English vocabulary comes from French. Such as: bureau (办公室) vogue (时尚) plague (瘟疫) ballet (芭蕾) cigarette (烟卷) colleague (同事)
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Vogue words
Definition
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Definition
Vogue words and phrases are words or expressions that suddenly and inexplicably (cannot be explained) occur in the speeches of bureaucrats(官僚主义), comments of columnists—particularly those of the political type—and in hundreds of radio and television broadcasts.