https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/towel Made with the help of a typing monkey en-us 2020-11-06 13:10:52 UTC 2020-11-09 12:12:21 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/towel/wish/903785104 "Made in Japan" meant junk. Now it literally means a product or services provided from Japan. ]]> 2020-11-09 11:54:31 UTC https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/towel/wish/903785104 https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/towel/wish/903785389 'by the grace of god ... we have survived'- importance of religion when they were younger. Religion played a larger role in society.]]> 2020-11-09 11:54:41 UTC https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/towel/wish/903785389 b3thany03 https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/towel/wish/903785438 Article presents how the social norms and stereotypes have changed overtime, not only in regards to language but also to culture and traditions. ]]> 2020-11-09 11:54:42 UTC https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/towel/wish/903785438 https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/towel/wish/903785807 The semantic shift of language is due to cultural and social change

]]> 2020-11-09 11:54:55 UTC https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/towel/wish/903785807 https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/towel/wish/903787692 'we thought fast food was what you ate in lent' now means takeaway. ]]> 2020-11-09 11:55:58 UTC https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/towel/wish/903787692 https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/towel/wish/903787801 'Big mac' used to be raincoat. Now McDonalds burger. The idea large businesses have an effect on language chnage.]]> 2020-11-09 11:56:02 UTC https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/towel/wish/903787801 b3thany03 https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/towel/wish/903787964 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. ]]> 2020-11-09 11:56:06 UTC https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/towel/wish/903787964 https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/towel/wish/903788294 'No wonder there is a generation gap' 
pessimistic and negative language used to suggest language change is difficult. But it is neccessary.]]> 2020-11-09 11:56:18 UTC https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/towel/wish/903788294 https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/towel/wish/903789078 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

]]> 2020-11-09 11:56:45 UTC https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/towel/wish/903789078 b3thany03 https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/towel/wish/903793137 "before house husbands" implies that the older generation are very set in their ways about women being the carers and males being the providers. ]]> 2020-11-09 11:58:46 UTC https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/towel/wish/903793137 https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/towel/wish/903793650 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. ]]> 2020-11-09 11:59:04 UTC https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/towel/wish/903793650 https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/towel/wish/903793920 '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.]]> 2020-11-09 11:59:12 UTC https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/towel/wish/903793920 https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/towel/wish/903803095 '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'. ]]> 2020-11-09 12:03:41 UTC https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/towel/wish/903803095 https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/towel/wish/903819998 Acronyms are being used more frequently now then they used to be used ]]> 2020-11-09 12:11:42 UTC https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/towel/wish/903819998