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> can we please stop referring to blockchain and digital currencies with the term, "crypto"? I'm afraid that train has left the station. Can anyone think of a
by grzm 9y ago
> can we please stop referring to blockchain and digital currencies with the term, "crypto"?
I'm afraid that train has left the station. Can anyone think of a situation where such a language reversal has occurred?
- ashaney 9y agoNot off the top of my head, but I think it qualifies as a synecdoche: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synecdoche https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synecdoche
- tylerhou 9y agoOther way around - synecdoche usually refers to a whole through a part (calling an entire ship by just saying stern, for example) but a part through a whole is usually called metonymy. Synecdoche is a subset of metonymy. Edit: the wikipedia article does mention that it can be a part through a whole. But this is at odds with my Classical background.
- lou1306 9y agoThe only one I can think of is "gay", but it evolved from an euphemism and not a compound word. Anyway, this is a worrying trend. People are also starting to use "Cyber" instead of "Cyber security", so.