Sunday, March 26, 2017

RETRONYMS I

A retronym is a new term created for an old product to differentiate it from a newer, usually more high-tech version of the product. For example, the term "acoustic" guitar was coined at the advent of electric guitars. Likewise, analog watches were thus named to distinguish them from the newer digital watches.

In each category below a retronym has been created to distinguish between the old and new products. Can you name the retronym of the old product and its updated replacement?

1. Soap
2. Stores
3. Diapers
4. Poker
5. Copies
6. Mail
7. Phones
8. Phones

Answers:

1. Bar soap - Liquid soap
2. Brick and mortar - Online stores
3. Cloth diaper - Plastic diapers
4. Live poker - Video poker
5. Hard/Paper copy - Electronic copy 
6. Snail mail - Email
7. Rotary/Dial phone - push-button phones
8. Landline - Cell phones

 

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