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Is the comment “...just a bit dated...” becoming “..just a bit dated...”???

violann — Mon, 27 May 2019 10:09:08 GMT

Certainly seems so to me.

I know I’m getting tired of seeing it coyly tossed into a conversation that appears to mean “I don’t like it and I won’t buy it”,

“Coy” it pretty dated too,

Re: Is the comment “...just a bit dated...” becoming “..just a bit dated...”???

cherry — Mon, 27 May 2019 10:12:22 GMT

I am a bit dated, and I don't need to be reminded of it every five minutes. I prefer to think of myself as a classic, and so are my clothes

Re: Is the comment “...just a bit dated...” becoming “..just a bit dated...”???

Peaches McPhee — Mon, 27 May 2019 10:13:21 GMT

Gee, I don't know about that. You certainly hear that alot on HGTV, and it does mean "it's just a bit dated."

Re: Is the comment “...just a bit dated...” becoming “..just a bit dated...”???

Desertdi — Mon, 27 May 2019 10:38:09 GMT

I am a HUGE fan of "mid-century modern".........so that puts me about 50 years behind-the-times............

Re: Is the comment “...just a bit dated...” becoming “..just a bit dated...”???

Sweetbay magnolia — Mon, 27 May 2019 11:58:45 GMT

I don't think it has to be seen as a pejorative.

Re: Is the comment “...just a bit dated...” becoming “..just a bit dated...”???

millieshops — Mon, 27 May 2019 12:12:34 GMT

@Peaches McPheeOr it means " I don't like what I'm seeing and I'll offer less than asking so the previous owners pay for what I want."

I like some of the "bit dated" homes I've seen better than the remodels. Could be because I'm uncomfortable with gray walls and floors and stainless steel in homes every bit as much as I dislike cold shoulders and crazy hems on tops and dresses in my clothing. And I don't even mind being called dated myself. I know how old I am and how good I am in spite of that age!

Re: Is the comment “...just a bit dated...” becoming “..just a bit dated...”???

haddon9 — Mon, 27 May 2019 12:18:04 GMT

No I don't think the phrase is dated...it means exactly what it says. Doesn't seem coy to me at all....."past it's prime" is more coy sounding. Just my opinion.

Re: Is the comment “...just a bit dated...” becoming “..just a bit dated...”???

Magny — Mon, 27 May 2019 12:20:01 GMT

I saw a man wearing a t shirt that said :

I’m Not Old

I’m Mid-Century Modern

Love it!

Re: Is the comment “...just a bit dated...” becoming “..just a bit dated...”???

haddon9 — Mon, 27 May 2019 12:29:13 GMT

@Magny wrote:
I saw a man wearing a t shirt that said :

I’m Not Old
I’m Mid-Century Modern

Love it!

@Magny Haha! I do too! .