LovableSidekick@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 21 days agoCalling modern cellphones "phones" is like when old Star Trek called their little plastic data slabs "tapes".message-squaremessage-square34fedilinkarrow-up1206arrow-down117
arrow-up1189arrow-down1message-squareCalling modern cellphones "phones" is like when old Star Trek called their little plastic data slabs "tapes".LovableSidekick@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 21 days agomessage-square34fedilink
minus-squaremechoman444@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down2·21 days agoNo it’s not… Because we know what a cellphone is. In star trek they called it tapes because they didn’t know what they would be called in the future. Moreover, it’s called a cellphone as a colloquial term. They’re correct nomenclature is “smartphone”.
minus-squarejago@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up20arrow-down2·edit-221 days agoYou’re going to play “moreover” and “nomenclature” then fuck up a “they’re/their”? Hang your head.
minus-squaremechoman444@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·17 days agoI also used colloquial. But then again auto correct is a bitch.
No it’s not… Because we know what a cellphone is.
In star trek they called it tapes because they didn’t know what they would be called in the future.
Moreover, it’s called a cellphone as a colloquial term. They’re correct nomenclature is “smartphone”.
You’re going to play “moreover” and “nomenclature” then fuck up a “they’re/their”? Hang your head.
I also used colloquial. But then again auto correct is a bitch.
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