When Did....Become...?

Footballers now play on a park, not a pitch.

Chestnut They are happy to be actresses when it comes to 'best actress' at the Oscars though.

Dustman become refuse collectors..

“They are happy to be actresses when it comes to 'best actress' at the Oscars though.”

That’s different, it’s positive discrimination and that’s allowed!.

I work in a FE college and we are not allowed to refer to student - they are learners here in Wales whether they are 5 or 85

To challenge someone become to call them out.
Wool shop become yarn shop ( I know not all yarn is made of wool, but if you could knit with it was genetically referred to as wool)

When did our Armed Forces become "the military"

And knickers sounds vaguely rude whilst pants seems ok

I also get irritated by the jargon sometimes used to indicate the speaker is ahead in his/her job. Blue sky thinking, going forward, and worst of all forward planning.

When did 'must have' become 'must of'?

When I started working at an FE College in 1990, I worked in CLARS (College Learning and Resources Centre). This became the LRC (Learning & Resource Centre) when computers were added, then the Learning Centre - It's now the Study Hub
In all that time, while the staff who worked there called it by whatever current name it had, ALL teaching staff and students called it the Library. (Yes, we did ask whether it could be called that, to simplify matters, but the suggestion was greeted with horror...?).

Every answer begin with So

To my disgust my 4 year old says garbage rather than rubbish and diapers for nappies. To much American TV for little ones.

Sorry, too much American TV

Around here all school children are referred to as 'learners' which is accurate in general, I suppose.

And everyone is referred to as a 'legend' - really?

I phoned someone and was told oh they are not at their desk they are in the chill out zone ? finally worked out they were in the staff room!!

I was a chemist, NOT a pharmacist! I worked in food industry laboratories. Chemists and Pharmacists have always used these terms, it was the less informed public who couldn't tell the difference.

Any "service provider" not the electric or gas company surplier.

Food technician - cook?
garment technician - (sewing) machinist?
human resources - staff?

Colleagues become co-workers?

Lets meet,became catch up.
People who carers care for in this country (not UK) are called "users" users of the service, but a bit condescending I think, guests or clients would be more appropriate.

Flats become Apartments

'Blue sky thinking....' what does it actually mean? Anyone?

When did students become 'shhchewdents?'

Edsnana sewers are now called sewists!

I queried blue sky thinking and cancer pathways at a Macmillan conference and nearly started a punch up as there were opinions from opinionated people.

We were told that christian name and surname were racist and derogatory and we should ask for forenames and family name. Most foreign people would look puzzled and then ask if we meant christian name and surname.

different opinions.

How old do you have to be before you are considered mature enough for an edit button?