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.
(Score: 1) by donkeyhotay on Friday October 30 2015, @03:01PM
Not a very well-written article, and I'm not sure the graphs confirm the author's thesis -- in a couple of cases the usage looks flat, rather than trending upwards. However, the maiden in the accompanying photograph has wondrous limbs.