@LovableSidekick to ShowerthoughtsEnglish • 2 days agoCalling modern cellphones "phones" is like when old Star Trek called their little plastic data slabs "tapes".message-square66arrow-up1267arrow-down118
arrow-up1249arrow-down1message-squareCalling modern cellphones "phones" is like when old Star Trek called their little plastic data slabs "tapes".@LovableSidekick to ShowerthoughtsEnglish • 2 days agomessage-square66
minus-squaremechoman444link13•2 days 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-squarejagolink27•edit-22 days agoYou’re going to play “moreover” and “nomenclature” then fuck up a “they’re/their”? Hang your head.
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.
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