When did X become Y?

I dislike children being called 'kids' - there was an advert for somewhere on the TV that said 'kids eat free!' I said to my OH I'd love to go in there with a few baby goats! And while I'm in full moan mood, what is wrong with 'pupils' why do they have to all be 'students' now?

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I remember first being confused in America when asked if I wanted my sandwich to go.

I think the older pupils/students, at least, probably think the word 'student' is more cool.

On a late nineteenth century census I was impressed to see my Grandad then aged about 6 being recorded as a 'scholar'. Much more grown up than pupil or student I thought!

And another thing... why do we apparently 'park up' these days. I just used to park my car!

I agree with you Jane10 about "park up". Why do so many people now say "meet with" or even "meet up with"(!!) instead of the simple "meet"?

I reserve the right to say that I hate this and some of the other misuses of language mentioned on this thread because it is in Pedants' corner, where we have a licence to express our inner pedant, and that that does not detract from my quite different (and genuine) hatred of injustice, cruelty, etc.