I think the point that they're trying to make is that it's best to use a non-overloaded word for this kind of thing, but that that ship has sailed since C++ has

I think the point that they're trying to make is that it's best to use a non-overloaded word for this kind of thing, but that that ship has sailed since C++ has been around for 30 years or whatever. So making no change is preferable.