F2F Class Notes (Raph)[R]

Vocabulary

Jeopardize (v): 1- to put something such as a plan or system in danger of being harmed or damaged:
E.g.: She knew that by failing her finals she could jeopardize her whole future.

Deem (v): 1-  to consider or judge something in a particular way.
E.g.: The area has now been deemed safe.
E.g.: We will provide help whenever you deem it appropriate.

Competent (adj): 1- able to do something well. (≠ Incompetent)
E.g.: I wouldn’t say he was brilliant but he is competent at his job.
E.g.: He was fired because he was very incompetent.

Gauge (v): 1- to calculate an amount, especially by using a measuring device.
E.g.: Use a thermometer (温度计) to gauge the temperature.
E.g.: I tried to gauge (= guess) the weight of the box.

Exaggerate (v): 1-  to make something seem larger, more important, better, or worse than it really is.
E.g.: The threat of attack has been greatly exaggerated.
E.g.: Don’t exaggerate – it wasn’t that expensive.
E.g.: I’m not exaggerating – it was the worst meal I’ve ever eaten in my life.

Smiley Face Emojis Could Hurt Your Career
(Source: breakingnewsenglish.com/1708/170816-smiley-face-emojis.html)

New research suggests that using smiley face emojis in work e-mails could jeopardize your career. Researchers from a university in Israel report that people inserting emojis in work-related mail are likely to be deemed stupid and incompetent. The researchers conducted experiments on 549 professionals from 29 different countries to gauge their reaction to emojis. The professionals had to “evaluate both the competence and warmth” of the e-mail writer. Dr Ella Glikson said: “Our findings provide first-time evidence that, contrary to actual smiles, smileys do not increase perceptions of warmth and actually decrease perceptions of competence.” She added: “In formal business e-mails, a smiley is not a smile.”

Other research has also shown that emojis are often misunderstood. Some of this misunderstanding is related to how the reader or viewer interprets the emoji design. In other cases, there is a technological problem. The emoji that was typed in by the writer is not shown in the same way in the e-mail received and read by the reader. This happens when the writer and reader of an e-mail do not use the same software or operating system for their devices. Emojis originated on Japanese mobile phones in the late 1990s. They quickly spread in popularity and now more than six billion of them are sent every day around the world. There is even a World Emoji Day, which is celebrated on July the 17th every year.

Grammar

You don’t accustomed to use it. – You are not accustomed to using it.

Pronunciation

Celebrity: /səˈleb.rə.t̬i/

Genetically: /dʒəˈnet̬.ɪ.kəl.i/

Tomato: /təˈmeɪ.t̬oʊ/

Commission: /kəˈmɪʃ.ən/

Marathon: /ˈmer.ə.θɑːn/

Capacity: /ˈmer.ə.θɑːn/

Career: /kəˈrɪr/

Jeopardize: /ˈdʒep.ɚ.daɪz/

Gauge: /ɡeɪdʒ/

Interpret: /ɪnˈtɝː.prɪt/

Technological: /ˌtek.nəˈlɑː.dʒɪ.kəl/

Celebrate: /ˈsel.ə.breɪt/

Rarely: /ˈrer.li/