affirmative	an affirmative word or reply means ‘yes’ or expresses agreement.	an affirmative response to the question.	myöntävä tai todeksi toteava vastaus kysymykseen.
ampersand	the symbol &, used to mean ‘and’.	She works for Bond & Green.	et-merkki (&)
gabble	to talk quickly so that people cannot hear you clearly or understand you.	She was nervous and started to gabble. gabble on/away They were gabbling on about the past. gabble something He was gabbling nonsense. + speech ‘No, no, not all,’ she gabbled.	pälpättää, sopottaa, paapattaa
interjection	a short sound, word or phrase spoken suddenly to express an emotion. Oh!, Look out! and Ow! are interjections.		huudahdussana, huudahdus, välihuomautus
intonation	the rise and fall of the voice in speaking, especially as this affects the meaning of what is being said.	intonation patterns. In English, some questions have a rising intonation. Her voice was low with a faint regional intonation. the rising intonation at the end of spoken questions. She’s studying intonation patterns in children’s speech.	intonaatio, puhemelodia
non sequitur	a statement that does not seem to follow what has just been said in any natural or logical way.		väärä johtopäätös
parenthesis	a word, sentence, etc. that is added to a speech or piece of writing, especially in order to give extra information. In writing, it is separated from the rest of the text using brackets, commas or dashes.	in parenthesis I add, in parenthesis, that I doubt whether such a place exists. I should say, in parenthesis, that these figures cannot always be trusted.	sulkeet, sulkumerkit
hyperbole	a way of speaking or writing that makes something sound better, more exciting, more dangerous, etc. than it really is.	The film is being promoted with all the usual hyperbole. He’s not usually given to hyperbole.	liioittelu
innuendo	an indirect remark about somebody/something, usually suggesting something bad or rude; the use of remarks like this.	innuendoes about her private life. The song is full of sexual innuendo.	vihjailu, vihjaus, kaksimielisyys
prefix	a letter or group of letters added to the beginning of a word to change its meaning, such as un- in unhappy and pre- in preheat.	negative prefixes such as ‘un-’ and ‘dis-’	etuliite, prefiksi

punctuate	punctuate something (with something) to interrupt something fairly often and regularly.	Her speech was punctuated by bursts of applause. He punctuates his conversation with snatches of song.	katkaista toistuvasti
stammer	to speak with difficulty, repeating sounds or words and often stopping, before saying things correctly.	Many children stammer but grow out of it. + speech ‘W-w-what?’ he stammered. Stammer something (out) She was barely able to stammer out a description of her attacker.	änkyttää, takellella, änkätä
truism	a statement that is clearly true and does not therefore add anything interesting or important to a discussion.	It has become a truism that every woman wants to choose how she delivers her baby.	truismi, klisee, itsestäänselvyys
asterisk	placed next to a particular word or phrase to make people notice it or to show that more information is given in another place.	I've placed an asterisk next to the tasks I want you to do first. If you have an asterisk key on your telephone, please press it now.	tähti, tähtimerkki
compound	a thing consisting of two or more separate things combined together.	Compounds derived from rainforest plants The air smelled like a compound of diesel and petrol fumes.	seos, yhdistelmä
blogosphere	all the personal websites that exist on the internet, viewed as a network of people communicating with each other.	It's one of the top stories in the blogosphere. The growing influence of the political blogosphere The story moved from the blogosphere to the mainstream press. The blogs are part of a constantly expanding blogosphere.	blogosfääri
domain	an area of knowledge or activity; especially one that somebody is responsible for.	Financial matters are her domain. Physics used to be very much a male domain. Things that happen outside the domain of the home.	toimialue
intercom	a system of communication by phone or radio inside an office, plane, etc.; the device you press or switch on to start using this system.	Over the intercom to announce something over the intercom They called him on the intercom. Mr Jack’s arrival was announced over the intercom.	sisäpuhelin
netizen	a person who uses the internet a lot.		nettikansalainen
netiquette	the rules of correct or polite behaviour among people using the internet.		nettietiketti, netiketti

spoofing	the practice of sending emails that appear to come from somebody else's email address.	the growing threats of phishing and spoofing.	petkutus, huijaus
switchboard	the central part of a phone system used by a company, etc., where phone calls are answered and put through (= connected) to the appropriate person or department; the people who work this equipment.	A switchboard operator Call the switchboard and ask for extension 410. Hundreds of fans jammed the switchboard for over an hour. The BBC switchboard was jammed with furious calls. The girl on the switchboard	puhelinkeskus
telex	an international system of communication in which messages are typed on a special machine and sent by the phone system. a message sent or received by telex.	Several telexes arrived this morning.	kaukokirjoitin, teleksi
bleeper	a small electronic device that you carry around with you and that lets you know when somebody is trying to contact you, by making a sound.	All the doctors in the hospital carry a bleeper.	hakulaite, henkilöhakulaite
engaged	(of a phone line) being used.	I couldn't get through—the line's engaged. I phoned earlier but you were engaged (= using your phone). The engaged tone/signal.	varattu (puhelinlinja)
extension	an extra phone line connected to a central phone in a house or to a switchboard in a large building. In a large building, each extension usually has its own number.	We have an extension in the bedroom. What's your extension number? Can I have extension 4332 please? I'll give you my extension number, so you can phone me directly.	sivupuhelin, sivunumero
flash mob	a large group of people who arrange (by mobile phone or email) to gather together in a public place at exactly the same time, spend a short time doing something there and then quickly all leave at the same time.		äkkiryhmä, äkkiryhmäytymä
predictive	(of a computer program) allowing you to enter text on a computer or a mobile phone more quickly by using the first few letters of each word to predict what you want to say.	Predictive text input. Predictive messaging.	ennustava
storefront	a place on the internet where you can buy goods and services.	Welcome to our online storefront.	myymälä (netissä)
teleconference	a conference or discussion at which members are in different places and speak to each other using phone, internet and video connections.		puhelinkokous