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[cellio]

This afternoon while I was walking through our office, a couple of developers were talking and one was advising the other to munge some data in a particular way. The administrative assistant who was nearby started saying, quietly, "munge?" So I stopped to translate for her. She had not heard this word before.

After I explained and answered some random geek-speak questions from her, she thanked me and said that this would help her understand what her teenagers say.

Hmm. I wonder if I made things better or worse. Teenagers, parents, and language: not always a good combination. :-)

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[buoren.livejournal.com]

I've found it amusing when I've been asked where I got these shorts I wear because "my son insists on shorts that go at least to the knee." ...the generational divide is quite amusing, at least from this side of the fence ;)

[cellio]

It's pretty amusing from both sides, as is watching "new" fads like bell-bottoms. :-)