Wednesday, January 2, 2019

Hip Words

Sometimes I pause to think about all the new words and terms that float around our conversations. I'm sure I'm way behind, but there are tons of phrases that weren't "a thing" just a few years ago.

binge watching
selfie
a thing
streaming
app
google
hangry
guac
autocorrect
smart speaker
road rage
active shooter
vegan

Will these words stick around, or will they fall out of usage, like "forsooth," or "wherefore"?

Language keeps on changing. Someone once said that language is like a river: you can't stop it, or it stops being a river. I'm getting old enough now to see the flow.

Peace out.