Check out some or all of these resources about how and why words become “real.” For example, a TED Talk by Erin McKean Go Ahead, Make Up Words! [6:52], a TED Talk by Erin McKean Joy of Lexicography [15:50], a list of new words being entered into the dictionary, and for those who like pictures and words, some untranslatable words creatively illustrated from other languages.
Create a list of four words that are either fairly new or make your own word for something they we just dont seem to have the right word for yet. Try to find or create a word for an emotion or feeling, an object or thing, a process or action, and a concept.
Provide a list of the words and their definitions. Try to use each one in a sentence
TED Talk by Erin McKean Go Ahead, Make Up Words! [6:52]
TED Talk by Erin McKean Joy of Lexicography [15:50]
https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/new-words-in-the-dictionary-feb-2017
https://www.boredpanda.com/untranslatable-words-found-in-translation-anjana-iyer/
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