Select an adult who is 30 years or older to interview. This person can be a parent, grandparent, neighbor, teacher, etc.
Ask your interviewee to identify three words or phrases used when he or she was your age and tell what those words or phrases meant.
Based in the meanings of these three examples above, identify current words or phrases used today that have the same meaning as those from 30+ years ago.
Write a brief reflection detailing what you learned from this interview on our evolving language and what things you feel might influence language to continually change.

Question

Select an adult who is 30 years or older to interview. This person can be a parent, grandparent, neighbor, teacher, etc.
Ask your interviewee to identify three words or phrases used when he or she was your age and tell what those words or phrases meant.
Based in the meanings of these three examples above, identify current words or phrases used today that have the same meaning as those from 30+ years ago.
Write a brief reflection detailing what you learned from this interview on our evolving language and what things you feel might influence language to continually change.

anonymous · Answer

anyone

anonymous · Answer

Hot as a mug - Really hot

That's all I know, from my 63yr uncle

anonymous · Answer

ok

anonymous · Answer

And pinch a plug out of you - I'm going to hit you

anonymous · Answer

thanks

anonymous · Answer

one more

anonymous · Answer

Far out I guess but that'a kinda old lol, 

Get down- to dance

anonymous · Answer

I'm 36 years old.  Here are some sayings from my younger years:

Not!
Up your nose with a rubber hose.
We must!  We must!  We must improve our bust!  (a girl saying, obviously)
Gag me with a spoon!
Rad!
Don't have a cow!

anonymous · Answer

lol

anonymous · Answer

thanks for the help

anonymous · Answer

Ooh!  Ooh!  I forgot this one! 
Word to ya mutha (Vanilla Ice)

anonymous · Answer

Lol, welcome, love the word to ya mutha btw :D