Words Rarely Heard Anymore

[Carol_]

Trousers. I cringe when I hear that.
Whipper-snapper = small child
Gruel
Horseless carriage

 

[Tiggerish]

Behooves - it is to my benefit. It is an old King James Bible/Shakespearean word that was still used in my childhood but I haven't heard in a very long time.

 

[DisLiss]

We say"behoove" quite a bit in my family.

And speaking of "trousers", one thing I just realized that I personally don't hear as often as I used to is the word "slacks". It seems like when I was a child I heard a lot more variations of the word "pants" than I do now. And my dad also still says dungarees for jeans.

 

[Mackenzie Click-Mickelson]

Or, put another way, it will rankle us geezers until we’re all dead and then it will be “no problem”.

yes put bluntly

But if you’ve been following other recent threads you’ll know that as an X’er I’m used to nobody really caring what I think anyway.

Ah yes the generational battle royale has left the gen X out in the cold (though you're probably don't mind being left out of those spats lol)

 

[ronandannette]

yes put bluntly
Ah yes the generational battle royale has left the gen X out in the cold (though you're probably don't mind being left out of those spats lol)

Again, being an X’er, it doesn’t matter whether I mind or not.

 

[Mackenzie Click-Mickelson]

Again, being an X’er, it doesn’t matter whether I mind or not.

Touche

 

[CdnCarrie]

My grandfather always called dinner Supper

everyone I know calls it that

 

[CdnCarrie]

Chesterfield

it was a British/Canadian term,
I think in Canada it’s not as common anymore. We say couch.

oh and we tend to say runners here not sneakers.

 

[mumto3girls]

My grandmother would call a couch a Davenport (which was mentioned upthread), but also a divan (I think that’s how it’s spelled).

 

[ronandannette]

Chesterfield

it was a British/Canadian term,
I think in Canada it’s not as common anymore. We say couch.

oh and we tend to say runners here not sneakers.

Yes, and my dear Grandfather called Canada "The Dominion" until the day he died.

 

[LuvOrlando]

yes put bluntly
Ah yes the generational battle royale has left the gen X out in the cold (though you're probably don't mind being left out of those spats lol)

OMG, after like 2 posts I started skipping. I'm just happy with an acknowledgement, my expectation bar for society is low LOL.


Word Contributions:
Slacks
Beau
Ratting
Updo
UHF

 

[JimMIA]

With all due respect it's quite well know why the phrase aggravates for the most part older generation when the younger generation says it.

This old geezer would love to be enlightened, because the "reasons" I've read on a quick Google search have nothing to do with my reasoning. As @ronandannette said, they're convoluted explanations of somebody trying to guess their way into my brain, and they are nowhere close...at least the stuff I've read.

I say "Thank you" because I really appreciate whatever the person did for me -- even if it is a minor thing. It's not a meaningless gesture; I was taught that it was just good manners in many situations. And I was also taught that the good manners response was like "You're welcome," or something similar. But I'm not "offended" by "no problem."

The main difference I see between "My Pleasure" and other more formal acknowledgments is the venue. I expect "no problem" at McDonalds, and am pleasantly surprised by "My pleasure" at Chick-fil-A. I expect "My pleasure" at Seasons 52 because it's a bit higher class establishment.

 

[Mackenzie Click-Mickelson]

This old geezer would love to be enlightened, because the "reasons" I've read on a quick Google search have nothing to do with my reasoning. They're somebody trying to guess their way into my brain, and they are nowhere close...at least the stuff I've read.

I say "Thank you" because I really appreciate whatever the person did for me -- even if it is a minor thing. It's not a meaningless gesture; I was taught that it was just good manners in many situations. And I was also taught that the good manners response was like "You're welcome," or something similar. But I'm not "offended" by "no problem."

The main difference I see between "My Pleasure" and other more formal acknowledgments is the venue. I expect "no problem" at McDonalds, and am pleasantly surprised by "My pleasure" at Chick-fil-A. I expect "My pleasure" at Seasons 52 because it's a bit higher class establishment.

If you've already looked on the internet and none of those are to your liking won't matter what little 'ole me on the DIS will say. I think a few other posters have given explanations so not entirely sure what else I can say. And if none of those reasons match yours then count yourself as an outlier for why you don't like it and favor something else.

**Apologies but the thread already seems to have been taken over enough with it

 

[Heigh-Ho]

Why the laugh @JimMIA? Take a chill pill geez (see what I did there??)

 

[Tink-osophy]

Gruel

Gruel?! ...None for me, thanks!


I haven't heard, 'Be Kind, Rewind', for a while now!

And anyone gone 'gallivanting' recently? Or stayed home and 'vegged out'?

P.S. Couch = sofa/settee.

 

[Tattylou]

Still thongs here. A lot of folks used to call them flip flops when I was a kid 50 years ago.

We still call them flip flops! Everyone I know calls them that - maybe it’s a regional thing.

 

[Tattylou]

I call it a pocketbook also. It’s definitely a regional thing. I grew up in NY.

We still say pocketbook in Massachusetts too.

 

[Tattylou]

Thats what everyone I know calls them too. I actually don't think Ive ever heard anyone call them sneakers. Just see it online

That’s so funny bc I’ve only heard them called sneakers and never heard a person in real life call them tennis shoes!! Lol!!

 

[Skippy918]

That’s so funny bc I’ve only heard them called sneakers and never heard a person in real life call them tennis shoes!! Lol!!

It’s regional. The map that someone posted earlier is pretty accurate. Northeast it’s sneakers and everyone else is tennis shoes. I still call them sneakers even though I live in the south.

 

[Jennasis]

Bumbershoot.