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Rommel Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary

Use of "trending"

Have I correctly used the adjective ‘trending’ in the given sentence? If not, what adjective can I use instead?

Such a criminal act has been a trending topic in our university.
  

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Such a criminal act has been a trending topic in our university. Hi 'trending topic' sounds funny to me. Normally, i'd use the phrase 'hot topic' to refer it to being popular at the moment, if that is what you're going for.

— Morphologic Chris

  • Such a criminal act has been a trending topic in our university.
  • Hi 'trending topic' sounds funny to me.
  • Normally, i'd use the phrase 'hot topic' to refer it to being popular at the moment, if that is what you're going for.
  • " Although I would rephrase the sentence like such: "Such acts of crimes have been a hot topic recently at our university" Hope this helps
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Such a criminal act has been a trending topic in our university.

Hi Emotion: smile 'trending topic' sounds funny to me. Normally, i'd u
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RommelHave I correctly used the adjective ‘trending’ in the given sentence?
I'd say so. Yes. a trending topic ~ a topic of increasing interest

CJ
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Isn't 'trending' a technical term used in one or more of the computer-based social media?

I haven't heard it used outside that kind of context.

Clive
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CliveIsn't 'trending' a technical term used in one or more of the computer-based social media?
I don't think so, in the sense that I believe the word 'trending' is used in its ordinary English meaning even when it occurs in the context of social media. I don't know of any special technical meaning for it, as opposed to its ordinary meaning, such as you might
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Trending

It is common for many Twitter users to be tweeting about the same topics at the same time. Twitter's trending algorithm identifies these popular topics by detecting when words or phrases are being frequently mentioned in tweets. Twitter then lists the current top 10 topics on your Twitter home page.
You can click on any of the topics in the "Trends" list to view a feed of all
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CliveI wouldn't say 'This is a trending topic'. Would you, CJ?
Who knows. I might. I prefer it to "hot topic" in any case. The verb "trend" has been with us far longer than Twitter has.

CJ
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