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Scooter Pooting (Rebroadcast) - 26 May 2025

2025/5/26
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Anna Jo
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Grant Barrett
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John Chinesky
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Logan Weber
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Martha Barnett
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Mary
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Terry Wilson
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Mary: 我对年龄歧视问题深有感触，特别是我们总是用委婉语来回避“老”这个字眼。比如“senior citizen”这个词，听起来好像很尊重，但实际上却让我感到不舒服。我开始反思自己对年龄的看法，也开始改变对别人的反应。当别人说“80岁是新的60岁”时，我会说“这就是新的80岁”。我觉得变老是一件幸运的事情，我们应该正视年龄，而不是害怕它。 Grant Barrett: “senior”这个词的含义随着时代而变化。在14世纪，它不仅指年龄，还指地位和尊敬。这个词源于拉丁语“senix”，意思是“老男人”，也与“senate”（参议院）和“senility”（老年痴呆）有关。我对“senior citizen”这个词也有些反感，它带有一种居高临下的感觉。我们一直在用新的委婉语来代替旧的，但最终这些新词也会变得陈腐。 Martha Barnett: 这是一个非常重要的话题，我们一直在委婉语的 treadmill 上循环。如何让“老”这个词变得积极而不是消极，这是一个值得思考的问题。我们应该正视年龄，而不是用委婉语来掩盖它。

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The show discusses euphemisms used to avoid the word "old" and explores the negative connotations associated with aging. An 82-year-old caller shares her perspective on aging and suggests alternative terms like "middle-old."
  • Euphemisms for "old" include senior citizen, vintage, and super adults.
  • The term "senior citizen" was popularized in the 1930s.
  • The word "senior" has a long history, originally meaning "older" or "venerated."

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Old. Elderly. Senior. Why are we so uncomfortable when we talk about reaching a certain point in life? An 82-year-old seeks a more positive term to describe how she feels about her age. And: a linguist helps solve a famous kidnapping case, using the vocabulary and spelling in a ransom note. Plus, old library books often contain inscriptions and other notes scribbled in the margins. A new book details an effort to reveal and preserve this "shadow archive" of the relationship between readers and the books they love. Plus, bus bunching, devil strip, fiddlesticks, scooter pooping vs. scooter-tooting, too clever by half, knucklehead, passenger, along with bet and bet bet and bet bet bet. We're not selling wolf tickets!

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