Lovable Sidekick to [email protected]English • 6 months agoCalling modern cellphones "phones" is like when old Star Trek called their little plastic data slabs "tapes".message-square67fedilinkarrow-up1272
arrow-up1272message-squareCalling modern cellphones "phones" is like when old Star Trek called their little plastic data slabs "tapes".Lovable Sidekick to [email protected]English • 6 months agomessage-square67fedilink
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink6•6 months agoIs it worse that I still call them “telephones”? p.s. I am British, which gives me some allowance for using strange, historical words.
minus-squareLovable SidekickOPlinkfedilinkEnglish6•6 months agoSince you are British, international law allows you to call it a “wireless” if you like.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink2•6 months agoThank you, and I shall do so. Very much appreciated :)
Is it worse that I still call them “telephones”?
p.s. I am British, which gives me some allowance for using strange, historical words.
Since you are British, international law allows you to call it a “wireless” if you like.
Thank you, and I shall do so. Very much appreciated :)