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Acronyms are being used more frequently now then they used to be used

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'a 'gay person' was the life and soul of a party'. There is a greater acceptance in todays society whereas when the 1940 generation was younger there wouldn't have been. Semantic shift of the word 'gay'.

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'We are survivors'/ 'We have survived'
Emphasising the difficulty of the adjustments that generation has had to make.
'We' pronoun to suggest the generation is united and are stronger together.
Relation to the audience and suggests that the author also understands.

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"before house husbands" implies that the older generation are very set in their ways about women being the carers and males being the providers.

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The collective pronoun "we" creates a line of barrier between younger and older generation in terms of challenges and difficulties they had to face. The noun "survivors" highlights an accomplishment. It suggest that  some people couldn't 'survive'. This represents the author and other 'survivors' as strong and powerful. In a sense it encourages younger generation to be resilient.

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Acronyms have advanced and become more frequent due to complex science and medical terms being simplified for people to understand. The correct jargonised terms are difficult for people to pronounce

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'No wonder there is a generation gap'
pessimistic and negative language used to suggest language change is difficult. But it is neccessary.

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Almost presents the older generation to have had life harder than the younger generation with the lack of technology as one example of many. Doesn't take into account the new difficulties that the younger population face as a result to a change of times.

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'we thought fast food was what you ate in lent' now means takeaway.

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'Big mac' used to be raincoat. Now McDonalds burger. The idea large businesses have an effect on language chnage.

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The semantic shift of language is due to cultural and social change

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Article presents how the social norms and stereotypes have changed overtime, not only in regards to language but also to culture and traditions.

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'by the grace of god ... we have survived'- importance of religion when they were younger. Religion played a larger role in society.

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"Made in Japan" meant junk. Now it literally means a product or services provided from Japan.