Wheat State’s Hello Central Special Edition 2016

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Wheat State Telephone • 800-442-6835 •
TAP Free Specialized
Phones for Kansans
Individuals who have a hearing,
vision, speech, cognitive or mobility
disability/impairment can receive
a free telephone if the following
eligibility requirements are met:
• Have residency in the state of
Kansas
• Have telephone service in the
home/residence
• Have a disability or impairment
in which a specialized telephone
would be more helpful
• Have a household gross income
of less than $55,000 per year
For more information or to request
an application call: 785-234-0200
(Voice), 785-234-0207 (TTY) or go
to .
The Internet Has Given
New Meaning to Old Words
The Internet has changed many things, including how we use certain
words. Take a look at a few examples:
Feed – You still can use feed to mean giving someone food or the food itself. But these
days, it often means your social media news feed, as in, “My Facebook feed is filled with
pics of vacations, babies, and engagement rings.”
Link – This word emerged in English in the 15th century, and was used early on to
describe loops forming a chain. Now link also refers to a hyperlink (often text or images)
that when clicked, bring you to another location on the web.
Poke – You probably grew up using this word in sentences such as, “I just poked myself
in the eye.” Now poke can also refer to the Facebook feature used to send virtual pushes,
prods, or jabs to someone in your social circle.
Status – It used to be that status meant a social standing in society, perhaps represented
by your home, car, or profession. When people are talking about status today, however,
it often means the status they posted on Facebook about what’s going on in their life
that day.
Tag – Remember the neighborhood game you played as a kid? It’s still around, but you’ll
hear the word used more often these days with a different meaning. Tag is a term for
naming names, when it comes to who’s who in a photograph posted on Facebook, so
the photo appears on the tagged person’s Facebook wall as well.
Troll – Years ago, this word would conjure up images of the ugly creatures with long
hair featured in Scandinavian folklore. But in today’s Internet slang, a troll is a person
who posts deliberately antagonizing comments online.