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Slang terms that annoy you (pg. 18)
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| Lira |
| quote: | Originally posted by Ridexer
omg! And some ads saying something along the lines of "Listen to this on your ipod"... |
Here in Brazil they usually call everything just "mp3", and recently street vendors decided it would be nice idea to keep increasing the number whenever the gadget they sell does somthing new. "Mp4", for instance, stands for video players. "Mp5" is both an mp3 player, a video player, and happens to take pictures as well.
I think the newest model is an "mp12", and I hope it's got a built-in coffee machine :mad: |
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| Sunsnail |
| that's kinda cool lira. in a cute kind of way |
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| WittyHandle |
| quote: | Originally posted by Ridexer
omg! And some ads saying something along the lines of "Listen to this on your ipod"... |
What, they should say "listen to this on your Ipod or Zen or Zune or Insignia or Pearl or Opal Or Jet or..."?
Everyone knows what you mean when you say Ipod. It's like how some parts of the country call soda "Coke". People know what you mean. |
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| Domesticated |
| quote: | Originally posted by WittyHandle
What, they should say "listen to this on your Ipod or Zen or Zune or Insignia or Pearl or Opal Or Jet or..."?
Everyone knows what you mean when you say Ipod. It's like how some parts of the country call soda "Coke". People know what you mean. |
Yes, I agree, we should all just right about there iPods, because everyone will no what yew mean anyway; never mind being correct. |
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| WittyHandle |
| quote: | Originally posted by Domesticated
Yes, I agree, we should all just right about there iPods, because everyone will no what yew mean anyway; never mind being correct. |
your write we shuld overanlise evrythng and think two much bout things when theirs no reeson too cuz we no whut we meen and dats all dat matterz |
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| Domesticated |
| quote: | Originally posted by WittyHandle
your write we shuld overanlise evrythng and think two much bout things when theirs no reeson too cuz we no whut we meen and dats all dat matterz |
Wouldn't it piss you off if everyone referred to their car as a 'Mercedes' or a 'CLK Kompressor' rather than just saying 'my car'?
Calling an mp3 player an 'Apple' or an 'iPod' is no different, unless of course the item is an iPoo. |
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| WittyHandle |
| quote: | Originally posted by Domesticated
Wouldn't it piss you off if everyone referred to their car as a 'Mercedes' or a 'CLK Kompressor' rather than just saying 'my car'?
Calling an mp3 player an 'Apple' or an 'iPod' is no different, unless of course the item is an iPoo. |
I hear what you're saying, and of course you've got a point. It is just a brand, and for all I know there are better mp3 players out there. I guess I just see it as they dominated the market so early on that they kind of won out on the name in my eyes.
It's like the term "I could care less". Technically it's not right, and I notice it when people say it, but I know what they mean, and meaning is what is really important in my eyes. I understand if others see it differently though.
Po-tay-to
Po-tah-to
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| lücid |
| quote: | Originally posted by Domesticated
Wouldn't it piss you off if everyone referred to their car as a 'Mercedes' or a 'CLK Kompressor' rather than just saying 'my car'? |
or if people referred to tissues as Kleenex. |
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| Domesticated |
| quote: | Originally posted by lücid
or if people referred to tissues as Kleenex. |
People in this country don't do that. |
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| kr00t0n |
Sick meaning awesome. Sick = demented, vomit, or suffering from an illness. :p
Bro.
Dis/dat/da.
Off the hook. |
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| Slylee |
calling all mp3 players an ipod is just proof of superior marketing skills on ipod's behalf.
notice everyone calls adhesive bandages "bandaids". bandaid is just the one type of name brand for adhesive bandages. same . |
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