Willem’s eight-year-old daughter asked him to scroll the window down on a road trip. Her reasoning was tidy: she scrolls with a finger on a phone, and the car window also moves when she presses a button with a finger. The phrase updates roll down a window for a child used to screens. This is part of a complete episode.
Transcript of ““Scroll the Window Down” Blends Phone Gestures with Car-Window Buttons”
We got a tweet from Willem Terrace who said,
On a recent road trip, my eight-year-old daughter asked me to scroll the window down. It made me smile hearing how language is changing with the times.
When asked, she said, because you scroll with your finger on your phone, and you use your finger for the window.
Right. You pressed a little button. And down the window goes.
That’s right. It makes perfect sense. Absolutely logical.
No more rolling down the window, right? Scroll the window down.
Thank you for that new language. We’ll take your new words on Twitter @wayword or on our toll-free line in the U.S. and Canada, 877-929-9673.
