Wavedash » Language http://www.wavedash.net Grassroots Gaming, Online Communities and Social Media Tue, 15 Nov 2011 17:59:07 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Random Word Thought: Economy http://www.wavedash.net/2008/12/random-word-thought-economy/ http://www.wavedash.net/2008/12/random-word-thought-economy/#comments Thu, 04 Dec 2008 20:47:41 +0000 Matt http://www.wavedash.net/?p=37 “Economy” means frugal restrained, which has come to mean “cheap.” Economy class. Economy car. Economy-sized. If you’re “economical,” you’re efficient with your money and focused on reducing expenditures.

So isn’t the phrase “Consumer Economy” a contradiction?

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