 & 
|
Re: Teenager to TeenPosted by R. Berg on May 21, 2003 In Reply to: Teenager to Teen posted by Brian from Shawnee on May 21, 2003 : Does anyone know when the word "teenager" became simply "teen"? I still use the former, which indicates that I'm not the latter! I know the word "teenager" itself was coined in the 1920's by a sociologist. : I first noticed the transition about two years ago when I heard a radio commercial in which an actor putting on an "old guy" voice used the phrase "when I was a teen". No old guy I've yet met would say that! : Thanks... They might know the answer to that at askoxford.com (I surely don't).
|