Lovable Sidekick@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agoCalling modern cellphones "phones" is like when old Star Trek called their little plastic data slabs "tapes".message-squaremessage-square57fedilinkarrow-up1251arrow-down119
arrow-up1232arrow-down1message-squareCalling modern cellphones "phones" is like when old Star Trek called their little plastic data slabs "tapes".Lovable Sidekick@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square57fedilink
minus-squaremechoman444@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down2·4 months 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-up24arrow-down2·edit-24 months agoYou’re going to play “moreover” and “nomenclature” then fuck up a “they’re/their”? Hang your head.
minus-squaremechoman444@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 months 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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