在Cambridge Dictionaries Online上看到可能會產生的新字 虞和芳 10.9.2020發佈
昨天我在Cambridge Dictionaries上查詢英文字，那裡出現幾個有人用到的新字，詢問讀者的意見， 如
NEW WORDS
November 09, 2020
mancom noun [C]
UK /ˈmæn.kɒm/ US /ˈmæn.kɑːm/
a romantic comedy film in which the story is seen from the viewpoint of a male character
Kindie noun [U]
/ˈkɪn.di/
a style of music that appeals equally to children and adults and that is mainly written and performed by independent musicians who do not work for a large music company
In Germany, Baked Beans are the latest exponents of a prospering trend of “Kindie” bands that are wielding serious commercial clout in a music industry transformed by online streaming services.
[The Observer, 12 April 2020]
Should Kindie be added to the dictionary?
quit lit noun [U]
/ˈkwɪt.lɪt/
a type of book that gives advice on how to stop drinking alcohol; or a type of book that discusses the experience of resigning from one’s job in academia
Once you start reading quit lit – you can’t help but keep seeking more. As a voracious reader, I get it. Without further ado, I’m bringing you the ultimate quit lit book list along with a few recommendations from other genres that can help continue your journey of discovery.
[thisnakedmind.com, 31 July 2020]
If you’re reading quit lit, you’ve likely been in higher education long enough to have experienced the disillusionment of the academic job market. You understand how universities work and see a need for transformation in the academic job market, in the use of contingent faculty and graduate student labor, and in the structure of PhD programs.
[beyondprof.com, 7 March 2020]
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Quite interesting to know the new words which are in the forming tendencies.
One can't have enough time to learn everything new, but one may have sometimes the chance to meet such circumstance, which I like to grasp it and learn it. It is called in Chinese "yuan緣“， so like today I just to have by chance this "yuan緣“. I cherish it, and thanks to have such encounters.
Dr.Yu Ho-fang
虞和芳
9.11.2020.Quite interesting to know the new words which are in the forming tendencies.
One can't have enough time to learn everything new, but one may have sometimes the chance to meet such circumstance, which I like to grasp it and learn it. It is called in Chinese "yuan緣“， so like today I just to have by chance this "yuan緣“. I cherish it, and thanks to have such encounters.
Dr.Yu Ho-fang
虞和芳
9.11.2020.
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