Comments | wexlerama: observation

wexlerama

observation

Sep 28, 2004 15:25

i find it odd that EVERYONE on the manufacturing, advertising and providing side of the cell phone industry calls it a "mobile phone" but everyone on the consuming side calls it a "cell phone". You think one of the sides would have conformed.

room spinning...

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jenanoelle September 28 2004, 20:38:40 UTC

my take on it: mobile phone, while a more correct term, is not the easiest to say. Cell phone seems to roll off the tongue better, plus, hey, way back in the history of cell phones, maybe they were truly "cellular"..?

sidenote: in Britan, they actually do call them Mobiles. (Mo-Bile). Here in France, of course, it's a portable (but I think it's advertised as a telephone mobile..? or maybe that's just in my head..) Go figure.

wexlerama September 28 2004, 20:42:36 UTC

yeah, those are my sentiments EXACTLY.
people, listen up

_tigermilk September 28 2004, 21:02:08 UTC

What's even more confusing is that in France we also use "portable" for laptop computers.

jenanoelle September 28 2004, 21:04:08 UTC

*laughs* that had completely slipped my mind..

fuck it xlauraxrpx September 28 2004, 21:32:46 UTC

Call it a wireless.

Re: fuck it petiteprincsse September 29 2004, 04:09:25 UTC

wireless is like cordless which is not a cell or mobile phone. or a portable for that matter.

Re: fuck it petiteprincsse September 29 2004, 04:10:17 UTC

portable as in a french cell phone. thought i'd clarify.

Eh? starstrom September 28 2004, 22:32:51 UTC

What's this Manitoba schedules and fairs deal?

Re: Eh? wexlerama September 29 2004, 08:44:15 UTC

fuckin amazing song. manitoba rocks.

Re: Eh? starstrom September 29 2004, 15:18:20 UTC

Ah, I thought that maybe you weren't listening to anything but instead looking for some kind of schedule and fairs to get to Manitoba. And I was all like um, Weakerthans?

Lately refudgee September 30 2004, 19:00:44 UTC

Previous post of yours, but to be sure you get it :

[Quote] So this summer I'm either living/working in France or Alaska. France if I get the work permits and host family. Alaska if I don't... [/Quote]

Well if you find a job around Lille (North of my country) I will be pleased to be your host.

By the way, I wrote you an email a month ago but couldn't send it because of moves / different computers in different places / etc. You'll get it one day.

See ya my dear friend,

Geoff