History of Communication
What are smoke signals?
If someone says “slay” on social media, they usually mean this.
What is doing something really well / looking amazing?
This number, 520, is often used to say this in Chinese messages.
What is “I love you” (我爱你 / wǒ ài nǐ)?
What is the first thing you should write when you start your report?
What is a title?
This term refers to non-verbal communication, such as facial expressions and body language.
What is body language?
What did Johannes Gutenberg invent?
What is the printing press?
This 4-letter slang term means “laughing” and has replaced LOL in many Gen Z texts.
What is “LMAO”?
This number code, 88, sounds like this in Mandarin.
What is goodbye?
The first section of your writing?
What is the introduction?
In digital communication, this acronym is commonly used to express laughter or amusement.
LoL
Who helped create the first telephone?
If someone is called a “stan,” it means they are doing this.
What is being a super fan of someone or something?
This 4 letter pinyin abbreviation is used online to say someone is being sincere or emotional.
What is 真情实感 (zhēn qíng shí gǎn)? - “zqsg”
You MUST include these to get marks? Some people have forgotten these in the past...
What are subheadings?
The first ever text message, sent in 1992, said this festive phrase.
What is “Merry Christmas”?
The first form of long distance communication that used electicity?
What is the telegraph?
This slang word means something is old-fashioned, out of style, or uncool — like last year’s trends.
What is “cheugy”?
Chinese texters use this to say something or someone is awesome or impressive.
What is 牛逼 (niú bī)?
What’s the main job of the last part (conclusion) of a report?
What are recommendations?
Before paper, ancient Egyptians wrote messages on this plant-based material.
What is papyrus?
Communication with flags?
What is a semaphore?
Chinese teens type this to say someone or something is the greatest of all time.
What is YYDS - 永远的神 (yǒng yuǎn de shén)?
This 4-digit code means “forever” or “a lifetime” in love messages.
What is 1314 - forever / a whole lifetime (一生一世 / yī shēng yī shì)?
What type of tone should be used for a report?
What is a Formal/Neutral Tone?
This small image is used in digital communication to express feelings or ideas, and its name comes from Japanese.
What is an emoji?
This number is used online in China to show the emotion of laughing.
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