F2F Class Notes_27th May (Eddie)

Maglev – magnetic + levitation

contactless – there is no contact
fearless
homeless adj.- a homeless person is a person with no home

orphan n.           – an orphan is a person with no parents
orphan adj         – an orphan child

E.g.     There were many orphans at the children’s hospital.  noun
I saw a homeless, orphan child crossing the street.     adjective

common nouns                          Proper Nouns

spreadsheet .xls                             Excel     – Microsoft Excel
text document .doc                      Word     –         ”          Word
presentation .ppt                          PowerPoint-   ”          PowerPoint

slide – a presentation can have one or more slides

Xerox – zee rocks –  a company which makes copiers / copy machines (mainly) – Proper noun
xerox – very often people use xerox as a common noun instead of the word “copy” or a verb, “to xerox a document”

E.g.  The Xerox Corporation has been around for a long time. Proper noun
I need a xerox of my birth certificate. common noun

Shanghai – Proper noun
to get shanghaied – to be cheated, or put in a difficult situation

apple – common noun
Apple – proper noun

iPad                 – Proper noun
iPhone            – Proper noun
smartphone   – common noun
tablet              – common noun

iPod                – Proper noun
mp3 player   – common noun

IBM              – Proper noun
Lenovo         – Proper noun
computer     – common noun