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Zinho [soylentnews.org] writes:

Archaic words are making a comeback, thanks to hipsters' love of all things old. The Washington Post's wonkblog has an article examining how how hipsters may be bringing back vintage language, [washingtonpost.com] and the effects it's having on modern culture. This may be a passing fad, as hipsters themselves are now making jokes about bespoke water; [npr.org] 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. [soylentnews.org] 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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