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Slang terms that annoy you (pg. 19)
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| The17sss |
| or how any shirt with 3 buttons and a collar is a "Polo" shirt. Ralph Lauren must be loving that ! |
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| Halcyon+On+On |
| quote: | Originally posted by Slylee
calling all mp3 players an ipod is just proof of superior marketing skills on ipod's behalf. |
Indeed. :stongue: |
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| WittyHandle |
| quote: | Originally posted by Slylee
notice everyone calls adhesive bandages "bandaids". bandaid is just the one type of name brand for adhesive bandages. same . |
What's wrong with that? If someone asked for an adhesive bandage, don't you think it'd sound weird?
| quote: | Originally posted by The17sss
or how any shirt with 3 buttons and a collar is a "Polo" shirt. Ralph Lauren must be loving that ! |
Of course they are, but are you seriously going to walk into a store and ask "excuse me, where do you keep your collared shirts with 3 buttons"? It's a name you use to refer to something so that everyone knows what you mean. That doesn't mean I'm only going to buy a Ralph Lauren shirt though. I'll buy the one I like, regardless of brand. Same with Band-Aids, and same with Ipod.
Thinking too much about things like this is a waste of energy imo. Know the difference, but that's it. Thinking a corporation is controlling you because you use their brand name to refer to something is just paranoia. |
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| Slylee |
i dont think there's anything wrong with it, where did i say that?
if anything, i was calling out the people who get annoyed by people using brand names for the actual product type. i'm pretty sure everyone says "bandaid":p even the people who "hate" when other people call mp3 players an ipod.
honestly, this thread is hilarious. some of the things being posted are a little over the top. |
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| MrJiveBoJingles |
| Guys, polo shirts were called polo shirts before Ralph Lauren ever got in the business. |
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| Slylee |
| quote: | Originally posted by MrJiveBoJingles
Guys, polo shirts were called polo shirts before Ralph Lauren ever got in the business. |
yea actually i was gonna mention that too. didn't the term come from the sport which has been around long before ralph lauren? |
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| MrJiveBoJingles |
| quote: | Originally posted by Slylee
yea actually i was gonna mention that too. didn't the term come from the sport which has been around long before ralph lauren? |
The shirts were originally made for tennis but became common among polo players as well. |
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| WittyHandle |
| quote: | Originally posted by Slylee
i dont think there's anything wrong with it, where did i say that?
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Oh, cool then. My mistake. |
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| beersANDblunts |
| describing something as 'ace' . so wierd |
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| shaw |
gots
'I gots a few in my car'
after hearing a white person who speaks very quickly use this repeatedly, I'm adding it. |
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| Banora |
| 'meet and greet'. Holy I hate this term. If you meet someone, you're obviously going to greet them. Stating that you are going to 'meet and greet' someone is so redundant. |
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| wienerschnitzel |
| prego- i hate that term.. isn't that the brand of spaghetti sauce? i would even prefer 'knocked up' to prego.. |
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