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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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𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝟔 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐬:
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𝐕𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐛𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐲
𝐅𝐎𝐌𝐎
(acronym) Fear of Missing Out

𝐩𝐡𝐮𝐛𝐛𝐞𝐫
person who ignores the real people around them because they are concentrating on their phones

𝐚𝐝𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 (𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠)
having a physical or mental need to keep on doing something

𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐮𝐥𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐲
unable to stop doing something again and again

𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐨𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡
stay in contact with

𝐢𝐧 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧
actually meeting someone face-to-face

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