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C. Match these words with their meanings.

Words Meaning

1. username A. to include (something) as part of something

2. tricks B. going beyond what is usual, normal, or proper

3. stand out C. someone who is traveling or who travels often

4. personal D. to be proper or to acceptable (for)

5. traveler E. clever way of doing something

6. suit F. to be easily seen

7. genre G. desire to learn or know about somebody or something

8. incorporate H. a sequence of characters that identifies a user when logging onto a
computer or website
9. interest I. a particular type or category of literature or art

10. excessively J. made or designed to be used by one person

D. Read the text below.
Tips on How to Make a Creative Instagram

Usernames

A re you having a problem creating a unique Instagram username ? Do you want to know the
By Mike Marko
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tricks in making your Instagram username creative and help it stand out ? Let me help you
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with that. There are some ways to make creative Instagram username.
Me, myself and I
Make it personal , means use your life as an idea. Putting what you love or what you always do
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will give an idea to be unique and creative. Let’s say you are traveler then @iamtraveler will do
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or if you love eating ice cream then @icecreamaddict will suit you.
Hobbies
Your hobbies can also be a good idea on how to make creative Instagram name. If you love singing
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and your favorite genre is R&B, you can incorporate R&B in making your username, for example
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@RnBaddict. This is also a good way for you to interact with people who have similar interest .
Keep it short
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I know you want to be unique, but that does not mean you create an excessively long username.
No one wants to type a very long username on the login page. In addition, your visitors will not be
able to remember (or even type in accurately) your long user name either.

Adapted from http://www.mikemarko.com

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