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[Dan Goodman]

Wilson Gray wrote:
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> Damn! It's a bitch to age out of your own language! I now feel the
> utmost empathy with my grandparents who, among other things, went to
> their graves calling bicycles "wheels."

I've stopped saying "icebox" for refrigerator because people look at me
funny.

And there are probably people much younger than us who haven't fully
adjusted to the association of "red" with conservatism.

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