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OP Jackie sez: "Ok, I'm lost. Are you saying that people who sign up for the New York Times are like us? If so, how, please?
And the Vicar explains: Here are a bunch of people who argue over whether "retronym" is an appropriate neologism, given that its head is Latin while its tail is Greek. One cites an 1881 usage from the OED. Another quotes William Safire.
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