Youngster
Weird. "Youngster" is not in my daily usage vocabulary. I was reading someone's blog the other day and they used that word. Youngster. It refers to someone who is between birth and puberty. But I knew that. I was just surprised to see it used. I don't know many people [if anyone] who say "youngster" anymore when talking about kids these days.
I'm sure there are other words we don't use anymore. [Yes, "we" = older people.] It's true! I even find myself saying things around youngsters that they don't understand! Mostly because the phrase or word I'm using is outdated; unused; or replaced by something hipper or more rad.
And to make matters worse, the youngsters themselves have NEW words! And sometimes they say things in CODE! [Okay, so maybe they don't say things in CODE - but extraterrestrial at minimum!]
Technology is not helping matters. Think about it - youngsters have never known a world without computers. They all know what a mouse is and how to use it! And they are chatting with their friends online in realtime - complete with smiley's, emoticons , internet shorthand [lol, ROTFL, BTW] and even the occasional webcam! Now THAT is something I wasn't doing as a youngster!
I was talking to a 9-year-old youngster last week who had never heard of the World Trade Centers and knew nothing about the terrorist attacks. He thinks "Diana" is a really good BBQ sauce and he knows how to olley, kick flip, grind, stall and get air!
Sometimes I go for a walk outside to get air...
[BTW - apparently you're "a poser if you were born before 1970 and don't get any of this" skateboard talk. OH!! Is THAT what it is!]
I had a skateboard when I was youngster.
I'm sure there are other words we don't use anymore. [Yes, "we" = older people.] It's true! I even find myself saying things around youngsters that they don't understand! Mostly because the phrase or word I'm using is outdated; unused; or replaced by something hipper or more rad.
And to make matters worse, the youngsters themselves have NEW words! And sometimes they say things in CODE! [Okay, so maybe they don't say things in CODE - but extraterrestrial at minimum!]
Technology is not helping matters. Think about it - youngsters have never known a world without computers. They all know what a mouse is and how to use it! And they are chatting with their friends online in realtime - complete with smiley's, emoticons , internet shorthand [lol, ROTFL, BTW] and even the occasional webcam! Now THAT is something I wasn't doing as a youngster!
I was talking to a 9-year-old youngster last week who had never heard of the World Trade Centers and knew nothing about the terrorist attacks. He thinks "Diana" is a really good BBQ sauce and he knows how to olley, kick flip, grind, stall and get air!
Sometimes I go for a walk outside to get air...
[BTW - apparently you're "a poser if you were born before 1970 and don't get any of this" skateboard talk. OH!! Is THAT what it is!]
I had a skateboard when I was youngster.
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10:35 PM:-) rad
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