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What the kids call "DOS games" nowadays... Half of the games on this list are for Windows 95 or later. The site should call them PC games. Okay Boomer...

• embedding-shape 28d ago
  At one point during it's usage, words just stop accurately describing what it is, and starts communicating a vibe or something instead. Just like "DOS Games", "MIDI" which is just data in reality, but people started associating it with chiptune, so somehow some people now mix the terms and call chiptune "Midi Music", yet chiptune have nothing to do with MIDI the protocol/.mid the fileformat.
  • r_lee 28d ago
    but... then people can't constantly pretend they're smarter by telling others I.e. "the kids" what the original meanings are :(
  • kalaksi 28d ago
    In technical contexts it's often still important to use words accurately so in that sense it might not lose it's original meaning completely. I've come to accept that everyday language can be messy and inaccurate and one can't always get it right especially if they're not familiar enough with the topic. You can still get the meaning across well-enough.
  • octochamp 28d ago
    It's funny how frequently we point and shout at semantic drift when we see it, when it's such a natural part of how we use language https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semantic_change https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semantic_change
    • embedding-shape 28d ago
      Apropos: > Fun - [...] earlier "a cheat, trick" (c. 1700), from verb fun (1680s) "to cheat, hoax," - https://www.etymonline.com/word/funny https://www.etymonline.com/word/funny
      • tosti 28d ago
        Interesting. I've had lots of fun with noclip cheats.
    • Y_Y 27d ago
      Ya, just like pointing and shouting at infectious diseases
  • boomlinde 28d ago
    People don't generally refer to these old Windows games as "DOS games", though.
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