Is social media a distraction?

Neil and Sophie discuss how social media is interrupting our lives and may be changing our physiology too!

wind someone up say or do something deliberately in order to annoy someone

= irritate, excite, anger, annoy. This woman kept winding me up by talking over me.

= tease, kid. You're joking. Come on, you're just winding me up.

o make jokes about someone, but in a kind way. I always used to kid him about his hair.

to ​insult someone by not giving them any ​attention or ​treating them as if they are not ​important: I ​think she ​felt snubbed because Anthony hadn't ​bothered to ​introduce himself.

snub = deliberately ignore someone you know

Well, I do get wound up about people constantly checking their devices.

They sat down and started chatting away – but not to each other – they were tapping away at their devices.

Physiologically we're changing, that almost the neck muscles are tipped over to look down.

He didn't leave a tip.

That was only the tip of the iceberg. Tom kissed the tip of her nose.

Have you got any tips to give us before we go there? She gave me some valuable tips

if something tips over, or if someone or something tips it over, it falls onto its side Be careful that the vase doesn’t tip over. He tipped his drink over.

The sun emerged from behind the clouds. The problem was emerging from our long discussions.

And I think – maybe I'm not getting it – but there is actually a different kind of intimacy emerging in which these instruments are very important.

A swimmer emerges from the water.

But it isn't only muscles that might change as a result of our techie habits – it's the way we interact – or engage with each other too.

This is a deliberate insult against me and my people!

o umyślna zniewaga rzucona w twarz mi i moim ludziom!)

to ​insult someone by not giving them any ​attention or ​treating them as if they are not ​important: I ​think she ​felt snubbed because Anthony hadn't ​bothered to ​introduce himself.

Be careful that the vase doesn’t tip over. He tipped his drink over.

Do you have a rag? I spilt some water on the floor.

= cloth, wiper

New words formed by putting together parts of existing words are known as blends or portmanteau words.

To combine or mix (different substances) so that the constituent parts are indistinguishable from one another:

Serving as part of a whole; component. An example of constituent is England being part of the United Kingdom.

To combine or mix (different substances) so that the constituent parts are indistinguishable from one another:

A woman blends cake ingredients together. An example of to blend is to match the styles and colors of various pieces of furniture when decorating.