Calling a spade a spade

IanH replied on 22/02/2017 07:35

IanH

Posted on 22/02/2017 07:35

With the recent change to the CC name, to more accurately reflect the demographic of the Club (as I'm sure they would say ) and EasyT's recent post about visiting the Elderly Clinic, I was thinking about the names people give to things and how accurately they describe the thing in question.

Best example for me are those 'weightwatcher' type classes. I know a couple of people who attend them and always refer to it as "Fat Club". I think it came from the Little Britain series originally.

Of course, many names are no longer used, such as Old Age Pensioners. Were they inappropriate?

Any more?

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Wherenext replied on 25/02/2017 13:48

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Posted on 25/02/2017 13:48

I think I would swap OAP for the French way, namely descibing it as "The Third Age" (Le troisieme Âge). Seems about right and a bit more dignified.

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Pippah45 replied on 25/02/2017 17:08

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Posted on 25/02/2017 17:08

I think we use it already with the U3A don't we? (University of the 3rd Age of course).

I have to admit a course at "the naughty driver's school" which seemed appropriate enough as almost all the students seemed either bolshy or guilt ridden! I have never been to a gathering where so few people talked to each other! Very interesting course I found it. My transgression was not realising I was in a 30 mph and thinking it was a 40 - obviously my fault - but sometimes in unfamiliar places the speed restrictions seem hard to keep up with they change so often. I am very glad my sat nav is a quick reference to that in case of any doubt now.