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Originally Posted by dmaul1114
What matters in introduction in the mainstream. Parkour isn't mainstream, but it's been introduced everywhere with the same term so it's stuck. But it might would change if it became a competitive sport and became more mainstream. Who knows.
E-readers aren't mainstream and have been introduced with various terms--and in America it's mainly be introduced as a brand name. People see e-readers of whatever brand here and often ask "Is that a Kindle (or iPad lately!)" much like they ask for a "Kleenex" when needing a tissue!
Again, I have no problem with people playing their game on here and trying to use the term. But it will never catch on in the mainstream--especially in English speaking areas. Remember the "freedom" fries thing in the US. There's a ton of anti-French resentment in the US, the UK etc. so on top of being a foreign word, the fact that it's French will hurt it's adoption with many.
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If that's right then those on here who don't like the word for whatever reason have nothing to worry about - apart from a few whackos in the Lounge they will never have to encounter it. It's a prediction that may turn out to be right or not. Maybe we should just let the universe unfold as it will - I'm cool with that.
But that's a different thing from saying that the word liseuse
shouldn't gain currency because it is, in some way, a bad word.