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Sunday, September 17, 2006

Retronyms

Retronyms are terms renamed after something similar but newer has come into being. Examples include Acoustic Guitar, Star Trek: The Original Series, World War I, and Star Wars Episode 4: A New Hope.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_retronyms

I just thought you'd like to learn something new.

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