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Review of an item for sale on the Apple website:

"I bought this and tried to use with ipod but the screens are very low res and the screens looked very small in front of your eyes. returned immediately. Misleading features at best"

That thing wasn't in front of my eyes, or the reader's eyes, yet that is what the writer stated.  Why don't people use "my eyes" when that is what they mean?  The writer is actually attributing an experience to the reader that likely did not occur.

And, note the use of the word got.  It appears to be replacing many other different, useful and meaningful words.  Got is changing our language into a flat and dull product.

And the use of the word product when describing an item.  Instead of using its actual name, it is called product.  Does anyone eat their breakfast cereal, or do they eat product?

Last edited by CeeJer53 (2008-01-17 10:54 pm)

Tallgeese wrote:

MacMonkey wrote:

The plastic chopsticks in chinese restaurants.

You know, I've never seen those outside of China and Japan.

The only place I've seen them is chinese restaurants. I've never had them in a japanese restaurant. I do very much prefer the bamboo ones, you can actually pick things up properly.

MacMonkey wrote:

Tallgeese wrote:

MacMonkey wrote:

The plastic chopsticks in chinese restaurants.

You know, I've never seen those outside of China and Japan.

The only place I've seen them is chinese restaurants. I've never had them in a japanese restaurant. I do very much prefer the bamboo ones, you can actually pick things up properly.

While wooden chopsticks are much cheaper per set, the plastic chopsticks can be cheaper in the long run because they can be washed and reused.

user wrote:

Forks work much better.

forks are actually a fairly new implement, compared to chopsticks.
and chopsticks are pretty fun, keeps you from eating your food too fast and looking like a slob.

user wrote:

Forks work much better.

Have you tried that more recent invention...the Spork?

CeeJer53 wrote:

And the use of the word product when describing and item.  Instead of using its actual name, it is called product.  Does anyone eat their breakfast cereal, or do they eat product?

People who type "and" when they meant "an." 

But really, product goes in your hair.  I've never heard it used to refer to cereal or anything else.

user wrote:

I was at a meeting of insurance salesman once in my role as a photographer and I was greatly amused by their reference to the various insurance policies that they offered as "products".

Yes, exactly, and banks that call the services they offer "product."

One more:  Taste when flavor is the correct word.  (Probably thanks to MickeyDs.)

CeeJer53 wrote:

Have you tried that more recent invention...the Spork?

No, I'm boycotting the Sporks until they stop picking on the Taco Bell hot sauce packets.

wellfleation wrote:

People that bash everything Apple when they have never used an Apple computer but act as if they just know better.

Or equally annoying, when people bash a good MS product just because its' an MS product.

jeff-o wrote:

wellfleation wrote:

People in grocery stores that start writing their check AFTER all the items have been totaled. Start filling in the information prior so everyone doesn't have to wait for you to take your sweet time.

People still use cheques to buy groceries??

Just annoying people do. Such people usually do a couple of other annoying things prior to writing their check. These are the same people that will argue that something is discounted when it isn't requiring a price check and further delay so they can save a few pennies.

wellfleation wrote:

wellfleation wrote:

People that bash everything Apple when they have never used an Apple computer but act as if they just know better.

Or equally annoying, when people bash a good MS product just because its' an MS product.

Well that certainly is a fascinating notion.  Which MS product do you think is a good one?

333imacman wrote:

MICROSOFT VISTA

PWNED.

not really. The Zune (by itself) is pretty decent. The software and music store for it, however, is a different story.

so? hack it to run rockbox or something.

user wrote:

I used to write checks at the grocery whenever I needed to kite the money until payday (usually the Friday before), but now that won't work.

I believe doing that is actually a felony these days.  Hope you don't like voting.