It is a constant challenge to keep up with the development of the Popular Language. Words come and go. Meanings are created and nuances established. I am still trying to figure out what my eighth graders mean by “ratchet” but at least I now know what a “selfie” is. Who taught me? The president of the United States. I had never heard of a selfie until he demonstrated it at a state funeral. Classy, right?
I didn’t even know that such a thing existed and there he was, demonstrating it for the entire world. Now I see the term and the action everywhere. Everyone wants to be like the president.
If you are out of the loop, a selfie is the action of taking your own picture with your cell phone. The current generation of phones has the ability to not only act like a traditional camera but take pictures from the front or back. You can see yourself on the screen so that you know what will be in the picture.
So get a smart phone if you don’t have one yet. Start documenting your life. Post it on the internet. Future generations are waiting.
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