ブラジルにある語学学校「CNA English School」が、生徒たちの英語学習を、シカゴの老人ホームに住む高齢者たちに協力してもらった。
学生たちがサイトにログオンすると、アメリカにいるお年寄りに接続され、会話できる。誰にとってもシンプルで、実用的で、便利な仕組みだ。
FCB Brasil社でエグゼクティブ・クリエイティブ・ディレクターを務めるジョアンナ・モンテイロ氏は、Adweekに対して次のように述べている。「アイデアはシンプルであり、生徒たちとアメリカの高齢者の双方にとって、ウィン・ウィンの提案です。彼らの反応や、満足している様子を見ると胸が躍ります。本当に両者のためになっているのです」
双方の顔に浮かぶ喜びの表情は感動的だ。何人かの参加者が物知り顔に話している様子もほほえましい（誰もが、祖父母に文法を直される孫の姿を想像することだろう）。なによりも、技術のすばらしい活用方法と言えるだろう。
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Slang Words Throughout The Years
Soof (01 of50)
DEFINE IT: Simply, \"swear on our friendship\" or the new \"say word\" of the year \nSAY IT: Person A: \"Holy crap, my phone bill for the month is over $200...\"\nPerson B: \"I don\'t believe you.\"\nPerson B: \"Soof!\"
Cray Cray (02 of50)
DEFINE IT: Someone or something that is really crazy \nSAY IT: \"You\'re planning on shovelling that snow after midnight? You\'re cray cray.\"
Salty (03 of50)
DEFINE IT: Someone or something who is overly pissed off, angry or annoying\nSAY IT: \"I can\'t stand his attitude sometimes, he\'s so salty.\"
Turn Up (04 of50)
DEFINE IT: Getting loose, getting wild and getting the party started \nSAY IT: \"What? Beyonce is performing at Brian\'s party tonight? Brian\'s place is about to turn up!\"
Swerve (05 of50)
DEFINE IT: Swerve has several meanings, according to Canadian teenagers. It can mean telling someone to go away, a replacement for the word \"swag,\" or if you\'re using game to win someone over.\nSAY IT: Person A: \"Seriously, did you get my text last night?\"\nPerson B: \"Yeah, I didn\'t reply.\"\nPerson A: \"Ugh, swerve. You aren\'t worth my time.\"
Dead (06 of50)
DEFINE IT: When a situation is so incredibly funny, hard to believe or you have no other words to express yourself, you say dead. Usually, preceded by a hashtag if you\'re using it on Instagram or Twitter: #dead.\nSAY IT:What we saw on Twitter: \"He only sold 2,000 records off his new album... that stuff went negative platinum...that stuff went aluminum foil #DEAD.\"
Hashtag(07 of50)
DEFINE IT: Yes, this comes directly from using the \"#\" symbol on Twitter or Facebook. In everyday conversations, you can express your emotions or attitude towards something or someone by saying hashtag followed by the feeling. \nSAY IT: \"I can\'t even believe how long I had to wait in the Tim Hortons\' line this morning. Hashtag not impressed.\"\n
Down(08 of50)
DEFINE IT: To do something with someone or agree to doing it.\nSAY IT: Person A: \"\'Girls\' marathon tonight?\"\nPerson B: \"Down.\"
Wheeling And Dealing (09 of50)
DEFINE IT: Yes, this term has been around for years and it can mean a variety of things. These days, wheeling and dealing means you\'re in an relationship with someone, but you\'re not boyfriend/girlfriend. However, just to make things a little more complicated, you\'re still considered in a relationship — just without that specific label. Wheeling usually happens in the flirting stage and dealing is your non-defined relationship. \nSAY IT: \"I\'ve been trying to wheel this girl for weeks now, but I can\'t see myself dealing with her.\"
Beauty/Beaut (10 of50)
DEFINE IT: Yes, this means beautiful, but it is often used by bros to compliment each other. It can also refer to someone who is cool.\nSAY IT: \"Your new car? Beauty.\"
Duster/Dusty(11 of50)
DEFINE IT: Originally a term used by hockey players to describe a player who didn\'t have much ice time and \"collected dust on the bench,\" it is now used to refer to someone as sub-par or when someone does something dumb.\nSAY IT: \"Bro, did you just send a private tweet publicly? You\'re such a duster.\"
Lace Up(12 of50)
DEFINE IT: This phrase comes from rapper Machine Gun Kelly\'s \"Lace Up Movement\" and as the word implies, it means lacing up your kicks and doing whatever it is you have to do. It also implies stepping up your game and taking on whatever life throws at you. \nSAY IT: \"In five days I\'ll be sitting on a beach! Yeah! Lace Up!\"\n
Catfish (13 of50)
DEFINE IT: Made popular by the documentary and recently the MTV TV series \"Catfish,\" this refers to someone who is pretending to be someone they\'re not.\nSAY IT: \"I met this extremely hot guy on a dating site but it turned out to be a catfish.\"
Hella (14 of50)
DEFINE IT: Again, not a new term but hella has become quite popular with teens these days. Hella replaces really.\nSAY IT: \"I can\'t even deal with how many \'likes\' my photo has, this is hella cray cray.\"\n
Soft(15 of50)
DEFINE IT: Someone who is weak (doesn\'t have to be physically), tired or is too afraid to do something.\nSAY IT: \"So he won\'t come out tonight because it\'s too cold? Soft.\"
Rocket (16 of50)
DEFINE IT: When someone is really attractive, often a female.\nSAY IT: \"Kate Upton is on the cover of Sports Illustrated. What a rocket.\"
Selfie (17 of50)
DEFINE IT: Probably one of the most commonly heard words of 2013, selfie refers to taking a picture of yourself. The Oxford English Dictionary even made it an official word this year.\nSAY IT: \"Just give me a second, I need to post this selfie of this outfit on Instagram.\"
Dafaq(18 of50)
DEFINE IT: This one isn\'t particularly new either, but teachers and students tell us they\'ve been hearing it a lot. Dafaq is short for the fuck. \nSAY IT: \"Did he just miss that basket? Dafaq.\"
Guap (19 of50)
DEFINE IT: A lot of money. Lots of it. \nSAY IT: \"Did you hear tuition\'s going up? That\'s a lot of guap!\"
Molly (20 of50)
DEFINE IT: The pure form of MDMA (ecstasy). It\'s also been linked to Miley Cyrus\'s alleged drug use and lyrics of \"Can\'t Stop.\" \nSAY IT: \"Did you see those out-of-control guys at the festival? I think they were on molly.\"
Merked (21 of50)
WHAT YOU\'RE SAYING: \"Merked\" has several definitions — it can mean anything from being drunk, high, tackled, knocked out and even if you just had great sex. And yes, them be fightin\' words. \nUSED IN EVERYDAY LIFE: \"I passed out this weekend at the bar, I got merked.\" or \"Did you see the Raptors get merked last night? We suck.\"
YOLO(22 of50)
WHAT YOU\'RE SAYING: An acronym for \"You Only Live Once.\' We can thank rapper Drake for this phrase, so live life to the fullest people. YOLO is often used before taking a risk or questioning a situation. YOLO has also been named the worst word or phrase of 2012 by our very own associate books editor Zoë Triska.\nUSED IN EVERYDAY LIFE: \"Hey, should I chop off all my hair?\" \"YOLO\"
Swag/Swaggy(23 of50)
WHAT YOU\'RE SAYING: Nothing surprising or new about this one. \"Swag,\" from the slang word \'\"swagger,\" means being or having something cool. \"Swaggy\" in particular was used by Justin Bieber when he whispered it while singing his song, \"Boyfriend.\" How swaggy.\nUSED IN EVERYDAY LIFE: \"Check out this blazer I found at the thrift store.\" \"Swag.\"
Reach(24 of50)
WHAT YOU\'RE SAYING: When you \"reach,\" you are literally reaching somewhere or attending an event. \nUSED IN EVERYDAY LIFE: \"Are you heading to this party tonight?\" \"Yeah, I\'m reaching\" or \"I\'ll reach tonight.\"
Styll(25 of50)
WHAT YOU\'RE SAYING: \"Styll\" is pronounced like still, but it means agreeing with someone or the truth. \nUSED IN EVERYDAY LIFE: \"That episode of \'The Vampire Diaries\' was good, styll.\"
Cray/Cray-Cray(26 of50)
WHAT YOU\'RE SAYING: \"Cray\" or \"cray-cray\" is just a shorter (kind of) word for crazy. \"Cray\" was also used in rapper Jay-Z\'s \'N*ggas in Paris,\' where Kayne West repeatedly tells Jay \'that sh*t cray.\'\nUSED IN EVERYDAY LIFE: \"You\'re going to do all your holiday shopping on Christmas Eve? That\'s cray.\"
My Mains (27 of50)
WHAT YOU\'RE SAYING: \"My mains\" also refers to my close group of friends or my family.\nUSED IN EVERYDAY LIFE: \"Jay and I go way back, he is one of my mains.\"
Yute (28 of50)
WHAT YOU\'RE SAYING: \"Yute\" is another word for youth. \nUSED IN EVERYDAY LIFE: \"All these yute these days keep thinking they\'re cool, saying things like YOLO.\"
Rachet (29 of50)
WHAT YOU\'RE SAYING: \"Rachet\" is when someone is rude, loud or obnoxious. It can also be used to describe someone who is acting like a diva. \nUSED IN EVERYDAY LIFE: \"I can\'t believe that guy just dissed his mom, how rachet.\"
Flex (30 of50)
WHAT YOU\'RE SAYING: \"Flex\" could mean both having cash on you or someone who loves to show off ... possibly show off their cash. \nUSED IN EVERYDAY LIFE: \"I hate when my best friend thinks she has to wear all her designer clothes, she keeps flexin\'.\"
Boost (31 of50)
WHAT YOU\'RE SAYING: \"Boost\" or \"boast\" can mean bragging or exaggerating a situation. \nUSED IN EVERYDAY LIFE: \"It only took me 30 minutes to finish my work report.\" \"Stop boosting.\"
R-Bomb(32 of50)
WHAT YOU\'RE SAYING: This is tech lingo exclusively. An \"R-bomb\" is when someone receives and reads a message on BlackBerry\'s messenger system (BBM) but doesn\'t respond. Hey, we\'d be cheesed too. \nUSED IN EVERYDAY LIFE: \"You wrote her after your date and she never got back to you?\" \"Nope — total R-bomb.\"
SMH(33 of50)
WHAT YOU\'RE SAYING: \"SMH\" stands for shakes my head. You\'ll see it often used in text messages, Facebook chatter and in memes. \nUSED IN EVERYDAY LIFE: In a text: \"I just spilled coffee all over my white shirt.\" Reply: \"SMH.\"
Derp (34 of50)
WHAT YOU\'RE SAYING: A derp is another name for a dumbass, while a derpina is a female dumbass, according to some high school students we talked to in Toronto. \nUSED IN EVERYDAY LIFE: \"Ugh, he lost my keys again, such a derp.\"
Bless Up (35 of50)
WHAT YOU\'RE SAYING: \"Bless up\" is another way of saying goodbye or hello. \nUSED IN EVERYDAY LIFE: \"Bless up my friend,\" or, \"It was nice seeing you, bless up.\"
Dip(36 of50)
WHAT YOU\'RE SAYING: If you \"dip\" or you\'re \"dipping,\" it means you\'re leaving the joint. Maybe the party was boring or maybe it was getting close to your curfew.\nUSED IN EVERYDAY LIFE: \"Are you reaching [see what we did there?] her party tomorrow night?\" \"Yeah, but I gotta dip by 11 p.m.\"
Moss(37 of50)
WHAT YOU\'RE SAYING: It might have nothing to do with the green fluff that grows on walls, but similar to that type of moss, this word means to chill out or relax.\nUSED IN EVERYDAY LIFE: \"Why are you always working? You need to moss.\"
Hundo P(38 of50)
WHAT YOU\'RE SAYING: \"Hundo P\" is just the sexier way of saying one hundred per cent. We approve.\nUSED IN EVERYDAY LIFE: \"I just merked my test, I got hundo p.\"
Chirp (39 of50)
WHAT YOU\'RE SAYING: \"Chirp\" is what you\'re doing when you insult or \"diss\" someone. We get it, birds can get annoying. \nUSED IN EVERYDAY LIFE: \"My older brother can be such a jerk, he\'s always chirping at me.\"
Scrilla (40 of50)
WHAT YOU\'RE SAYING: Scrilla is another word for cash money. It has been used by rappers E-40 and Celly Cel. \nUSED IN EVERYDAY LIFE: \"I just got paid. I\'m rolling in scrilla.\"
Flop(41 of50)
WHAT IT MEANS: A flop is when a planned event doesn\'t end up happening. A flopper is someone who often cancels last minute.
\r\n\r\nREPLACES: Bailing/Bailer (credit:HuffPost)
\r\n\r\nREPLACES: Bailing/Bailer (credit:HuffPost)
Photobomb (42 of50)
WHAT IT MEANS: A photobomb is when a person or object is in a picture accidentally or intentionally and as a result, ruins the photo.
\r\nREPLACES: This did not exist before the digital era. \r\n (credit:HuffPost)
\r\nREPLACES: This did not exist before the digital era. \r\n (credit:HuffPost)
Fail (43 of50)
WHAT IT MEANS: A fail is a fail in life. It can be anything from falling off your bike, walking into a glass door or overcooking your holiday dinner. Fails can also happen online if you write on someone\'s Facebook wall by accident, for example.
\r\nREPLACES: This sucks. \r\n (credit:HuffPost)
\r\nREPLACES: This sucks. \r\n (credit:HuffPost)
Epic Fail (44 of50)
WHAT IT MEANS: Now if a fail is a fail in life, then an epic fail is a fail of giant proportions. An epic fail can also refer to a task that is meant to be easy, but still wasn\'t carried out properly.
\r\nREPLACES: This really sucks. \r\n\r\n (credit:HuffPost)
\r\nREPLACES: This really sucks. \r\n\r\n (credit:HuffPost)
Lipdub (45 of50)
WHAT IT MEANS: A lipdub may not be as common among all teens, but a lot of libdubs have been popping up on the Internet. For example in this one, students at the University of British Columbia sing their way through campus with Pink\'s \"Raise Your Glass.\" Essentially, a lipdub is a music video done in one take with a variety of people singing along.
\r\nREPLACES: Lip syncing. (credit:HuffPost)
\r\nREPLACES: Lip syncing. (credit:HuffPost)
Noob (46 of50)
WHAT IT MEANS: A noob refers to someone who doesn\'t have the basic knowledge when it comes to pop culture, tech terms or just generally what seems to be \"in\" that week. (And don\'t worry, after you read our guide, you will no longer be a noob when it comes to popular words among teens).
\r\nREPLACES: Newbie. (credit:HuffPost)
\r\nREPLACES: Newbie. (credit:HuffPost)
Pwned (47 of50)
WHAT IT MEANS: No, this is not a typo, pwned is spelled with a \"p\" and is pronounced \'owned.\' History suggests it originated in an online game called \"Warcraft,\" where a map designer misspelled \"owned.\" (Just look how close \"p\" and \"o\" are on your keyboard). When the computer beat a player, it was supposed to say, \"has been owned.\" Being owned means someone just proved you wrong, but it could also be positive. If you did well on a test, guess what? You pwned that test.
\r\nREPLACES: You got served. \r\n\r\n\r\n (credit:HuffPost)
\r\nREPLACES: You got served. \r\n\r\n\r\n (credit:HuffPost)
POS(48 of50)
WHAT IT MEANS: Now kids aren\'t going around saying \"POS\" out loud -- nor would they say LOL (laugh out loud), WTF (what the f--k), BRB (be right back) or SMH (shaking my head) --but this one is just for texting and chatting. If you ever happen to look over your son or daughter\'s shoulder while they are on instant message sites or Facebook and you see \"POS,\" it refers to: parents over shoulder.
\r\nREPLACES: Did not exist before the digital age. \r\n\r\n (credit:HuffPost)
\r\nREPLACES: Did not exist before the digital age. \r\n\r\n (credit:HuffPost)
Sick(49 of50)
WHAT IT MEANS: Sick doesn\'t refer to being ill or literally sick. It usually refers to something that was awesome, cool or surprising.
\r\nREPLACES: Wicked. \r\n\r\n (credit:HuffPost)
\r\nREPLACES: Wicked. \r\n\r\n (credit:HuffPost)
Hater (50 of50)
WHAT IT MEANS: A hater is usually someone who feels anger or jealously towards another person because of their success. However, when most teens use it, they just assume they other person is ruining their life on purpose.
\r\nREPLACES: Scrub. \r\n (credit:HuffPost)
\r\nREPLACES: Scrub. \r\n (credit:HuffPost)