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Jul 05 2010 ∞

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 think a lot of people think “Mac” is an acronym (or they confuse it with the cosmetics company). As for iTouch, the difference between that and “iVideo” and “iNano” is the verb “touch”. All that being said, I hate both of those mistakes with a passion rivaled only by my hatred for “irregardless”.

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  1. lifeisperspective reblogged this from ballsmoke
  2. gopy reblogged this from marco and added:
    think “Mac” is an acronym (or...cosmetics company). As for iTouch, the difference...
  3. marshallbock reblogged this from marco and added:
    I’ve been complaining...“iTouch” thing forever. Good...I’m...
  4. thwackd reblogged this from marco
  5. 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.
  6. ismh reblogged this from marco and added:
    Apple salesperson once for calling...customer sitting
  7. thoughtcontainment reblogged this from marco and added:
    think it’s because PC is...So Mac should be “MAC”. Of course,
  8. ballsmoke reblogged this from marco and added:
    misnaming tic In...most annoying things...“iTouch”. Don’t...
  9. cflee reblogged this from marco and added:
    MAC things get on my nerves sometimes.
  10. 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.
  11. immerseyoursoulincode said: People always correct me by turning my last name Roberton into Robertson with an “s”. I don’t know how many times I’ve had someone look me up in a system by one and could find me because somewhere in the chain it was changed to the other
  12. 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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