Expansion of the Lounge - your vote counts (poll) - Page 3

badgoodDeb · 03-26-2009, 05:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sparrow

I think 'salon' is being used in the sense of an intellectual gathering.

I guess I'm wondering if other US people use the word in that meaning. I've never used it that way. I thought it was a casual gathering word. But maybe I'm in the minority.
I agree -- it's a placeholder for now!

Sparrow · 03-26-2009, 05:22 PM

oops - please ignore

Oh, Why Not? · 03-26-2009, 10:24 PM

Thank you for allowing the vote! I went #1.

Moejoe · 03-27-2009, 01:29 AM

I was loathe to vote, because I don't think we need either of the options, but I went with #2 as over here in the UK a Salon is where (predominantly) women gather to get their nails manicured, faces waxed, basically a place of pampering.

HarryT · 03-27-2009, 03:31 AM

Don't worry about the name: "Salon" is just a "place-holder" name - it can be changed if required. The important issue is whether or not a separate forum would be beneficial; personally, I think that it would.

Donnageddon · 03-27-2009, 03:50 AM

Oh bother! I thought it said "saloon"

Can I change my vote?

Just kidding, Harry.

Dr. Drib · 03-27-2009, 06:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Moejoe

I was loathe to vote, because I don't think we need either of the options, but I went with #2 as over here in the UK a Salon is where (predominantly) women gather to get their nails manicured, faces waxed, basically a place of pampering.

I would normally agree with that, but the word is usually prefaced by "beauty," such as "Beauty Salon." This is in the U.S.

In Peru, the word "Salon" is seemingly everywhere, but again it denotes a place where women (predominately) get pedicures, manicures, faces and legs waxed, and hair fixed in various manners. Occasionally, the word will have "beauty" before "salon." They are on every corner, it seems.

Don

Moejoe · 03-27-2009, 06:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dr. Drib

I would normally agree with that, but the word is usually prefaced by "beauty," such as "Beauty Salon." This is in the U.S.

In Peru, the word "Salon" is seemingly everywhere, but again it denotes a place where women (predominately) get pedicures, manicures, faces and legs waxed, and hair fixed in various manners. Occasionally, the word will have "beauty" before "salon." They are on every corner, it seems.

Don

I suppose it's as much to do with my geography and the pattern of language used in my area. When my sister or aunt or a friend is going to a 'Beauty Salon' they'll say something along the lines of:

"I'm going to the Salon"

The prefix of 'Beauty' is all but gone in common language usage around here. The actual Salon's themselves don't have the word Beauty very often either - it's more like <name of proprietor> Salon or <exotic locale> Salon.

I suppose the word conjures up images of blow-dryers, tanning beds and free cups of tea in my head

Spartacus2112 · 03-27-2009, 08:51 AM

I voted for #1 as well. I don't care about a name however, it would be nice to add an "o" and make it "Saloon"

Ea · 03-27-2009, 10:37 AM

I understood 'Salon' in the sense of 'intellectual/cultural gathering' but that doesn't seem to be the norm, so it'd be better to find another name. 'Saloon' wouldn't do for me - in my mind it invokes the things we are trying to be different from.

astra · 03-27-2009, 10:50 AM

Intellectual Saloon?

Sparrow · 03-27-2009, 11:19 AM

Conversazione?

pshrynk · 03-27-2009, 11:39 AM

Yeah, I'm pretty much giving up on the whole idea of Salon. Hope continues to exist that a perfect name will present itself...

Oh, Why Not? · 03-27-2009, 11:44 AM

'Miscellany', 'Miscellanies' or 'Notes and Miscellanies'?

DaleDe · 03-27-2009, 11:49 AM

All important discussion are known to happen around the "water cooler"

Dale

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03-26-2009, 05:22 PM	#32
Sparrow Wizard Posts: 4,395 Karma: 1358132 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: UK Device: Palm TX, CyBook Gen3	oops - please ignore

03-26-2009, 10:24 PM	#33
Oh, Why Not? Groupie Posts: 176 Karma: 13065 Join Date: Aug 2007 Device: Galaxy Note 2; KindleFireHDX	Thank you for allowing the vote! I went #1.

03-27-2009, 01:29 AM	#34
Moejoe Banned Posts: 5,100 Karma: 72193 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: South of the Border Device: Coffin	I was loathe to vote, because I don't think we need either of the options, but I went with #2 as over here in the UK a Salon is where (predominantly) women gather to get their nails manicured, faces waxed, basically a place of pampering.

03-27-2009, 03:31 AM	#35
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Don't worry about the name: "Salon" is just a "place-holder" name - it can be changed if required. The important issue is whether or not a separate forum would be beneficial; personally, I think that it would.

03-27-2009, 03:50 AM	#36
Donnageddon Now you lishen here... Posts: 2,494 Karma: 479498 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Seattle-ish Device: Sony PRS-650. Kobo Touch, Kindle Fire	Oh bother! I thought it said "saloon" Can I change my vote? Just kidding, Harry.

03-27-2009, 08:51 AM	#39
Spartacus2112 Evangelist Posts: 468 Karma: 1147 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Lawn Giland Device: Kindle 3 Wifi	I voted for #1 as well. I don't care about a name however, it would be nice to add an "o" and make it "Saloon"

03-27-2009, 10:37 AM	#40
Ea Wizard Posts: 3,490 Karma: 5239563 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Denmark Device: Kindle 3\|iPad air\|iPhone 4S	I understood 'Salon' in the sense of 'intellectual/cultural gathering' but that doesn't seem to be the norm, so it'd be better to find another name. 'Saloon' wouldn't do for me - in my mind it invokes the things we are trying to be different from.

03-27-2009, 10:50 AM	#41
astra The Introvert Posts: 8,307 Karma: 1000077497 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: United Kingdom Device: Sony Reader PRS-650 & 505 & 500	Intellectual Saloon?

03-27-2009, 11:19 AM	#42
Sparrow Wizard Posts: 4,395 Karma: 1358132 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: UK Device: Palm TX, CyBook Gen3	Conversazione?

03-27-2009, 11:39 AM	#43
pshrynk Beepbeep n beebeep, yeah! Posts: 11,726 Karma: 8255450 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: La Crosse, Wisconsin, aka America's IceBox Device: iThingie, KmkII, I miss Zelda!	Yeah, I'm pretty much giving up on the whole idea of Salon. Hope continues to exist that a perfect name will present itself...

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03-27-2009, 11:44 AM	#44
Oh, Why Not? Groupie Posts: 176 Karma: 13065 Join Date: Aug 2007 Device: Galaxy Note 2; KindleFireHDX	'Miscellany', 'Miscellanies' or 'Notes and Miscellanies'?

03-27-2009, 11:49 AM	#45
DaleDe Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,470 Karma: 13095790 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Grass Valley, CA Device: EB 1150, EZ Reader, Literati, iPad 2 & Air 2, iPhone 7	All important discussion are known to happen around the "water cooler" Dale