Linguists' version of a blonde joke:

A natural blonde, a paleoconservative and George H. W. Bush walk into a bar.

"Do you know what we all have in common?" the blonde asks the barkeep.

"You're all Republicans!" he replies.

"Nope," replies the blonde. "We're all retronyms."

Retro . . . what?

A "retronym" is a word created to distinguish an old object, concept or person from a new one. When liquid soap c ...

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