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Old 03-10-2008, 07:54 PM   #148
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Yeah, when I say "oh, that's my iPod" people just stand there drooling blankly at me until I say "portable music player", at which point they understand. Same problem with every neologism or modernisation. IMO a single descriptive word beats having several phrases to refer to the same thing and the inevitable tendency to use a common brand instead (walkman or iPod anyone?)

My goal is just to keep using the words I prefer until I get sick of it or they become commonplace. Same as with queer and critical mass.
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