language and technology key words

1. talk that draws attention to the act of talking such as I'd better stop talking (8)
2. present tense shows immediacy, imitate language of spoken speech (5)
6. representation of facial expressions used to add emphasis to a comment such as :) (8)
7. typical feature of spoken and informal interaction and therefore used to replicate this (5)
9. works of an individual who posts content on subjects that interest themto build social relationships with their readers and other bloggers (4)

2. leaving out vowel sounds usually for speed (5, 8)
3. pseudonyms or user names for internet communication often linked to the creation of an online persona (6, 4)
5. words borrowed from other languages to use in a different technological context such as web, mouse & to surf and to follow (4, 5)
8. typical feature of texts, blogs, email etc. imitates language of speech, creates a closer relationship between writer and reader/speaker and listener (8, 5)
10. person posting a contribution on a message board (6)

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