Jul 2, 2010
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Marco.org: The misnaming tic
People frequently screw up names in the same ways.
Mac often becomes “MAC”. I don’t know why. Names of other computer-related products aren’t usually accidentally capitalized. Nobody says ITUNES or EXCEL.
The iPod Touch1 gets hit hard, too, by people calling it the “iTouch”. These are often…
I yelled at an Apple salesperson once for calling it iTouch to a customer sitting at my Genius Bar.
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think “Mac” is an acronym (or...cosmetics company). As for iTouch, the difference...
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I’ve been complaining...“iTouch” thing forever. Good...I’m...
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matthewgruman said:
re: iTouch VS iOthers: the hard T in iTouch lends itself well to the combined word’s euphony, whereas the softer M, N, and V sound gross.
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Apple salesperson once for calling...customer sitting
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thoughtcontainment reblogged this from marco and added:
think it’s because PC is...So Mac should be “MAC”. Of course,
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ballsmoke reblogged this from marco and added:
misnaming tic In...most annoying things...“iTouch”. Don’t...
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cflee reblogged this from marco and added:
MAC things get on my nerves sometimes.
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dalasverdugo said:
How come sometimes when people reply to a comment I’ve made they misspell my name WHEN IT IS CORRECTLY SPELLED RIGHT ABOVE WHERE THEY ARE REPLYING? That always pisses me off.
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kurafire said:
You think you have it hard with “Marco”? Try Faruk. “Hi Frank.” No, it’s Faruk. “Oh, I’m sorry.” {3 days later} “Hi Frank, …” *sigh*
And I’m not even going to START on the horrendous mispronunciations of Ateş.
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estoughton reblogged this from marco and added:
am quite annoyed when
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