Are you addicted to your smartphone? 6 Minute English
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Are you a phubber? Do you suffer from FOMO? These are words associated with smartphone addiction. 6 Minute English describes these words and discusses what can be done to help you put your phone down.
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๐๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ฎ๐ญ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ก ๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ฌ๐จ๐๐๐ฌ:
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Are you excited about the World Cup?
Is gaming a sport?
๐๐จ๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐ฒ
๐ ๐๐๐
(acronym) Fear of Missing Out
๐ฉ๐ก๐ฎ๐๐๐๐ซ
person who ignores the real people around them because they are concentrating on their phones
๐๐๐๐ข๐๐ญ๐๐ (๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ )
having a physical or mental need to keep on doing something
๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ฅ๐ฒ
unable to stop doing something again and again
๐ค๐๐๐ฉ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐จ๐ฎ๐๐ก ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก
stay in contact with
๐ข๐ง ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง
actually meeting someone face-to-face
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