Today at work - during a brainstorm time - there was an exciting debate over the meaning of the words: old and antique.
There are some controversies...! Some people think old is something depreciated and antique is something which "was born a long time ago". For some people old is used as an adjective and antique is almost, and I really mean almost and not fully, used as a noun. For example, the Peugeot 205GTi is an antique, a vintage car (which most people wish to have in their collection), it's almost like a type of car. The Peugeot can be old if its owner doens't know its real value and drives it crazily - with no Goodyear tires, for example! hihi - depreciating it.
On the other hand, there are some people which think those two words are perfect synonymous...
There are some interesting sites about it:
http://www.antique-hq.com/the-difference-between-antique-vintage-and-collectible-item-127
http://www.mapsofworld.com/referrals/brands/vintage-and-classic-car-brands/
What do you think????
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I second that opinion. For me "old"is something that might be good for nothing, oldfashioned, broken, not updated, elderly, and so forth. Antique, on the other hand, is like to be a vintage, with value, like a piace of art (master piace), a construction (like Greek columns), etc. However, you can also tell something is old and antique, meaning, old in age and antique in his behavior. :)
ResponderExcluirI do agree with Marcelo, but I guess that something oldfashioned could also be antique.
ResponderExcluirA issue which was not discussed yet is the fact that somenthing (or someone) old can be turned into antique after an extreme makeover or recycle and something antique could be turned into something old if it is depreciated or not properly cared.
I agree with you both! The oddest thing about our means of communication - the language - is that the same word may have multiple meanings depending on context or even the way it is spoken, depends on the intonation and even intent. Language is a weapon that can be used in our favor or disfavor, hence is the importance of studying, reading, talking, debating, because it is a way to develop this tool. Let's practice!
ResponderExcluirI do believe they mean more or less the same although people tend to give different "nonofficial" meaning to the word.
ResponderExcluirAlso, both words are about a relative feature: Time.
A few decades ago, someone 50 years old could be seen as an "old" person, considering our lifespan wasn't so far from that - but nowadays things are very different. Maintaining the same train of thought, so does an object. It might be considered old or antique depending on the time necessary for its deterioration.
I really have nothing to add about the power of words, my friend's comments up there really did "wrap things up" and I couldn't agree more.
See you guys!