-1.Select an adult who is 30 years or older to interview. This person can be a parent, grandparent, neighbor, teacher, etc.
2.Ask your interviewee to identify three words or phrases used when he or she was your age and tell what those words or phrases meant.
3.Based in the meanings of these three examples above, identify current words or phrases used today that have the same meaning as those from 30+ years ago.
4.Write a brief reflection detailing what you learned from this interview on our evolving language and what things you feel might influence language to continually change.
I just need you to answer number 2. I'm doing this for an English assignment and it would really help if someone would be my interviewee :) Thanks!Neat: unusually interesting
Thongs: flat sandles with a plastic strap going over and between the toes (modern flip-flops)
Gay: happy and energetic
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