When Did....Become...?

Newspapers, television, radio etc became media

Social security becoming benefits which in turn became welfare.
People claiming said social security became clients and are now referred to as customers.

Shinyredcar
My daughter works in supported living they now have to refer to the people they support as "service users"

A learning centre is probably the name for somewhere where adult education and similar takes place. It may well be a school in school hours with a different role in the evenings.

I don't like hearing pupils referred to as students. To me, it's a bit like people 'graduating' from nursery or whatever - it devalues worked-for achievements and gives young people fewer things to look forward to.

When did 'hilarious' become 'hysterical'?

My grandson laughed like a drain when I referred to the television rather than the tv.
Opticians and optometrists are not the same thing but, I must say it is only recently that I have heard the term optometrist used so often.
When did the local garage become a petrol station and only businesses dealing in repair of cars be referred to as garages?

Success is an uptick - really groan.

Colleagues are now co workers!

One of my grandsons laughs when I suggest going to the pictures - he tells me it's called a cimena!!

Film : Movie

Pictures : Cinema

I recently saw a signpost to a ‘Learning Centre’ and was quite intrigued. It turned out to be the local school!

Road haulage become logistics.

B9exchange is spot on.
Why we in the UK allow it to carry on is beyond me.

Schools have always been academies in my part of the world ,all the local secondary schools are academies .Just ordinary state schools

Hastings college had a Scottish principal who referred to USA as “stewdENTS” which, as teenagers, we found hysterically funny.

Noticed when Stephen Mulhern was doing street interviews people kept saying “really?”. Quite often he was offering cash prizes. He should have said “No. Only joking!” and put it back in his wallet.

Perhaps we should start a “bring back thee and thou” movement.

I remember pupils becoming students. The instruction Telling us to refer to them as such was included in a “bulletin”, I jokingly commented to someone that it was load of b...... turns out that was the very person who had decided this, he was as they say “not amused” So I’d guess that happened in about 2010?

Mostly Americanisms or brand unifying
Others changed to either to enhance or reduce the status of the employee.

Schools become academies.

Opticians become optometrists
Or, NinatheNana, Service Users become Clients
HARassment become haRASSment?
(Actually, I think I know the answer to the last one, it was Frank Spencer.)

Opal Fruits are now Starburst and still as difficult to get the wrappers off

Marathon - Snickers

Ulay - Oley

Jif - Cif

Elderly became seniors? Another Americanism.
Actually, I don't mind that so much, has a certain air of authority.

Clients become service users

Guidance teacher - pupil support manager

Personnel Departments become Human Resources.