Slang especially. What sounds effortlessly cool in one decade sounds like a Halloween costume in the next, and few eras ...
Language is constantly evolving, but when you get to be of a—let's say parental—age, it sure feels like it starts evolving a lot faster than it used to. Add in the instantaneous speed and ...
I use my teenagers' slang to bridge the generational gap — sometimes it works, sometimes they beg me to stop.
Some of the answers were not too far off.