LS5A.2: Milestones of the Word ‘frindle’ by GEB

Instructions

moe_gebr — 2021-06-16 11:24:17 UTC

Poop You do, Nicholas. You and I and everyone in this class and this school and this town and this state and this country. We all agree.” (Mrs Granger, Ch 5, p. 29)

“Well, the funny thing is, even though I invented it, it’s not my word anymore. Frindle belongs to everyone now, and I guess everyone will figure out what happens together.” (Nick, Ch 12, p. 76)

TASK:

Imagine you are a linguist who is trying to trace how ‘frindle’ came to be included as a word in the dictionary. Identify 4 key milestones of ‘frindle’ and explain why each event is significant by creating a new post.
Be sure to follow the format shown in the example (See the Post in pink).

[Sample Format to use for your Milestone response Post]

moe_gebr — 2021-06-16 11:26:59 UTC

Hello girlplll spayExplanation

Who started using the word?
Why did people use the word?
How did their use of the word lead to more people using the word?

Note to Facilitators

moe_gebr — 2021-06-18 05:27:21 UTC

If you intend to use this for Activity 5A.3 (Task 2), remember to duplicate the padlet you create for archiving purposes.

2024-04-01 06:35:12 UTC

Tylyn

2024-04-01 06:56:36 UTC

I think singlish is important as singaporeans made it and it sort of like our countrys language