Photograph from internetI love to invent words from time to time, though with increasing technology and inventions, new terminology is also being added to our everyday language.
Take this word for instance:
nomophobia. Have you ever heard of it? If you were to guess what it means, would you do so correctly? No matter, here's a
BIG clue:
0http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nomophobia
Did you guess right? The word '
nomophobia' is actually made up of three words: '
no' plus '
mobile' plus '
phobia' to make what looks like a compound word. It essentially means a fear of being without your phone.
Isn't that a seemingly reality as cellphone addiction is becoming more common. I wouldn't be surprised if it is replacing internet addiction.
In Chongqing, China (
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chongqing), a 30-metre (100-foot) stretch of sidewalk was specifically created for nomophobics in a theme park. Can you believe that?! I wonder about other parts of the world!
This sidewalk lane has the word "
cellphones" along with a symbol for visual display. The lane is separated with two thick white lines.
Being a form of a 'walkie-talkie' (
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walkie-talkie) - us humans - would require a certain amount of control and discipline to talk and walk at the same time, preferably in a relatively straight line. That may be considered a talent.
So much in fact, that the post-secondary school near my work featured a 'road safety' challenge with orange traffic cones, lane lines, and the like as part of student orientation last week. I would have participated except that I recently got my new cellphone and didn't quite know how to work it just yet. I think it may have been an enlightening experiment.
Are you a 'walkie-talkie?' Are you able to walk without hitting people, poles, walls, and the like? (Apparently, that's quite common.) If so, you are talented, though I wouldn't recommend it! ;) <3
