CRISTINA A. GOMEZ BETANCOURT

5 LEXICAL ANGLICISMS terms

Anglicisms come from English and are English words or expressions that we use frequently or habitually when we speak or write. A characteristic feature of English occurring in another language, adherence or attachment to English customs or ideas.

EBAY
NOUN
buy or sell (goods) through the eBay website.
Example: The article begins by depicting the online auction site of EBAY as a "colossal phenomenon" which is growing at a blistering rate every year.
en: SUBASTA Y COMERCIO ELECTRONICO
EBAY LOGO
EMAIL
NOUN
messages distributed by electronic means from one computer user to one or more recipients via a network.
Example: Away from the group, effective use of EMAIL and phone communication was vital.
en: CORREO ELECTRONICO
RECEIVING EMAILS IN THE INBOX
END
NOUN
a final part of something, especially a period of time, an activity, or a story.
Example: Problems can be severe & can END in death.
en: TERMINAR / FINAL
FINAL PART OF A STORY
ENTER
VERB
come or go into (a place).
Example: The central point of almost all shamanistic religions is the spirit world, shamans try to ENTER and connect with this world by ENTERing a trance like state.
en: ENTRA EN / ENTRAR
ENTER KEY
EXIT
NOUN / VERB
A way out, especially of a public building, room, or passenger vehicle.
Example: VERB .This command line can be 'EXIT' if the user wants to quit the program. Car goes toward the EXIT Ticket machine on gate 3. NOUN
en: SALIDA / SALIR
an act of going out of or leaving a place.