9 Aug
2006
9 Aug
'06
10:33 a.m.
Adrian Graham wrote:
Hey, it's not ALL of us Americans. The marketroid-suits have totally
taken over this country. Every restaurant is now a "bistro", every used
car is now "pre-owned", every trashy apartment is now a "town house"
or
a "coach home"...the list goes on and on.
Languages do evolve over time, but knowing that has really provided
very little solace in the face of all this mess.
-Dave
--
Dave McGuire
Cape Coral, FL
Pulled a
Newton (110?) out of the trash today
(complete with power, faxmodem, carrying case, etc.)
Appears to work.
Can these be repurposed? Or, is it just an oversized,
underpowered "notepad"?
Apologies for this, but what sort of politically correct homogenised
saccharined Americanised word is 'repurposed'? I don't want to get off on a
rant here but I already thought the second-hand market was going nuts with
words like 'pre-owned' and 'pre-loved' but 'repurposed?'