Making a Mountain out of a Molehill by Giving It a Name ...
NOW IT'S: NOT THAT LONG AGO IT WAS:
chemical dependency = drug addiction
cost-effective = economical
pasta = spaghetti; noodles
cocooning = vegetating
gourmet deli = corner grocery
disposable income = take-home pay
Type A personality = hothead
party animal = raucous drunk
networking = socializing; †elephoning
parenting = raising kids
calamari = squid
faux = fake
reduction in staff = firing; layoff
journalist = newsreader
perfectionist = fussbudget
gentrification = taking over slums
modular interior storage unit = shelf
grazing = nibbling on appetizers
flatware = knives, forks, and spoons
Epstein-Barr virus = sluggishness
convenience store = the five-and-dime
alternate lifestyle = weirdness
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