Outdated expressions
Can you add to the
list?
"You sound like a broken record" means that you are
basically repeating yourself. But kids today won't get that, as they haven't a
clue what a record is. I recall walking into a record store in the early
1990s...when CDs were
just
coming out...and asking the clerk if they carried
"vinyl."
"Vinyl? What's that?"
Sigh.
Justice thought that I meant WORLD RECORD...and she was pretty confused. So, would we have to update it to say "You sound like a corrupt MP3 file?"
What other expressions are losing their meaning. Like the sayings of yesteryear: "Boy are my dogs tired." Is this because you took them for a long walk? No, this means your feet hurt.
Are there any saying you still use that if you said to someone under the age of 18 they'd look at you with their head cocked to one side?
"Heh heh...dude, you said 'cocked.'"
Whatever.
"Vinyl? What's that?"
Sigh.
Justice thought that I meant WORLD RECORD...and she was pretty confused. So, would we have to update it to say "You sound like a corrupt MP3 file?"
What other expressions are losing their meaning. Like the sayings of yesteryear: "Boy are my dogs tired." Is this because you took them for a long walk? No, this means your feet hurt.
Are there any saying you still use that if you said to someone under the age of 18 they'd look at you with their head cocked to one side?
"Heh heh...dude, you said 'cocked.'"
Whatever.
