Lovable Sidekick to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish • 7 months agoCalling modern cellphones "phones" is like when old Star Trek called their little plastic data slabs "tapes".message-square55fedilinkarrow-up144arrow-down12
arrow-up142arrow-down1message-squareCalling modern cellphones "phones" is like when old Star Trek called their little plastic data slabs "tapes".Lovable Sidekick to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish • 7 months agomessage-square55fedilink
minus-square@fakeman_pretendname@feddit.uklinkfedilink2•7 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 SidekickOPlinkfedilinkEnglish3•7 months agoSince you are British, international law allows you to call it a “wireless” if you like.
minus-square@fakeman_pretendname@feddit.uklinkfedilink1•7 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 :)