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[Pawnless Endgame]

Does anyone my age (early 30s) remember listening to current affairs some 20-odd years ago? Terminology has changed, but I think they they still have the same meanings:

In 1991 "kidnappers", in recent years "paedophiles"

In 1991 "joyriders", in recent years "chavs"

In 1991 "CFCs", in recent years "carbon footprint"

In 1991 "IT", in recent years "ICT"

And one for the Daily Mail readers...!

In 1991 "black board", in recent years "chalk board"

What do you guys think? I'm guessing a mix of political correctness and what is currently accepted by society. IT will always be IT to me though.

 

[JBuk]

Nope, all have different meanings except maybe ict, although I've never heard that used

 

[Edrof]

ICT is more of a school term isn't it?

Also, I doubt many schools (in ENgland, anyway) have blackboards anymore at all.

 

[Haircut]

What do you guys think?

I think that you don't actually know what the words mean as most of them refer to completely different things.

 

[[FnG]magnolia]

Yeah, so those words don't actually mean the same thing

 

[Pawnless Endgame]

Ahh okies. I just though they were equivalent / replacement words, as I don't tend to hear the old words any more. Sorry for pointless thread.

 

[Cosimo]

Sorry for pointless thread.

Don't be sorry, be happy.

 

[Mason-]

In 1991 "CFCs", in recent years "carbon footprint"

Definitely not the same things :O

 

[godinman]

Looking at it from a different angle, they are sort of replacements, as they are exciting new things to be scared of/angry at, except for the IT thing.

But no, they have different meanings.

 

[[FnG]magnolia]

they are sort of replacements

No, no they're not.

But no, they have different meanings.

Mind=blown

 

[robgmun]

Nope, all have different meanings except maybe ict, although I've never heard that used

Yep barley any of them mean the same thing. As said ICT isn't used at all