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Archaic words are making a comeback, thanks to hipsters' love of all things old. The Washington Post's wonkblog has an article examining how hipsters may be bringing back vintage language, and the effects it is having on modern culture. This may be a passing fad, as hipsters themselves are now making jokes about bespoke water; if they're not careful the charming anachronism may go mainstream and become unfit for hipster irony.
BTW, this submission was inspired by a comment thread here about craft/artisanal beers. Apparently, the old words are not just re-entering the hipsters' language but getting co-opted by marketers hoping to woo the hipster pocketbook. Some linguistic shift may result.
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There will be big changes for you but you will be happy.
(Score: 1) by kazzie on Friday October 30 2015, @09:49AM
I'm a fan of Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey-Maturin series (Master and Commander, et.al.), and re-read some every now and again. When I do so, I find some of my spoken language veers a few centuries.
(Score: 3, Funny) by Phoenix666 on Friday October 30 2015, @01:09PM
Do you find yourself oddly craving dishes with obscene names, such as "Spotted Dick" and "Toad-in-the-Hole?" Do you replace your stock phrases like "Move your ass!" with "With celerity, if you please?" Do you tell your doctor your weight in "stones?" Do you transpose obscure nautical terms like "leeward shore" onto your driving?
If so, you are not alone.
Washington DC delenda est.
(Score: 1) by khallow on Friday October 30 2015, @02:39PM
(Score: 2) by hemocyanin on Friday October 30 2015, @03:17PM
Lobscouse and Spotted Dog: Which It's a Gastronomic Companion to the Aubrey/Maturin Novels: http://www.amazon.com/Lobscouse-Spotted-Dog-Gastronomic-Companion/dp/0393320944 [amazon.com]
(Score: 2) by Phoenix666 on Friday October 30 2015, @05:27PM
Interesting. What's the verdict, are they worth making, or are they merely fanciful names for "meat and potatoes?"
Washington DC delenda est.
(Score: 2) by hemocyanin on Friday October 30 2015, @06:03PM
I only read it -- never cooked from it. I don't eat mammals so that is a limiting factor for me, but it is a fun book if you love the series because you get a better idea of what the characters were eating.
(Score: 2) by Phoenix666 on Saturday October 31 2015, @03:12PM
Why no mammals? Is it a deeply-held grudge against dinosaurs [newscientist.com]? :-)
Washington DC delenda est.
(Score: 2) by hemocyanin on Sunday November 01 2015, @09:13PM
Exactly. I am but a small cog in that war but I do my part, eating only vegetables, fish, and birds. Except octopi, to whom I've granted honorary mammal status.
(Score: 1) by donkeyhotay on Friday October 30 2015, @03:06PM
That's interesting. I'm glad someone else noticed the same effect.