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New2grammar Posted 18 years ago
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How times change
What's the meaning of the common expression "How times change"?
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Traditions, customs, what people find amusing -- these all change from one generation to another. " The same expression can also be used to show amazement at some new invention. " is a variant.
- Traditions, customs, what people find amusing -- these all change from one generation to another.
- " The same expression can also be used to show amazement at some new invention.
- " is a variant.
- CJ
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Traditions, customs, what people find amusing -- these all change from one generation to another.
So sometimes an older person -- amazed at the behavior of younger people -- says "How times change!"
The same expression can also be used to show amazement at some new invention. When personal computers first became available, for example, there were probably people who said, "How times chang
So sometimes an older person -- amazed at the behavior of younger people -- says "How times change!"
The same expression can also be used to show amazement at some new invention. When personal computers first became available, for example, there were probably people who said, "How times chang
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