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Study these well, so that you can tell your grandkids that “In my day, X meant Y.” The connotations are already infecting usage, so none of these definitions will be exactly the same in about 10 years.

Study these well, so that you can tell your grandkids that “In my day, X meant Y.” The connotations are already infecting usage, so none of these definitions will be exactly the same in about 10 years.

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