5 pointsby dshacker19 hours ago1 comment
  • marssaxman19 hours ago
    Being old enough to have owned and still remember records and record players, it's been a bit surreal to watch the name of the material gradually take the place of the thing itself. Imagine waking up one day and hearing the kids talk about the fashionably distressed "cottons" they're all wearing, nobody using the word "jeans" anymore...
    • dshacker19 hours ago
      To be honest I'm not a native english speaker, so I might be using words wrong.
      • marssaxman19 hours ago
        You're using the words in a way which has become normal; nobody will mistake your meaning. I'm just observing a shift in the use of language over time which feels strange to me.