Dr PenFeb 13, 2025

Let's play a game.

Don't say PowerPoint presentation, say slidedeck
Don't say Word, say text document
Don't say Photoshop, say image editing
Don't say Excel, say spreadsheet
Don't say...

Language is important. When corporate companies own the names of the tasks or the digital items you create, you have become a cog in their branding machine.

#bigtech #DataSociety #academicchatter

Show threadDavid B. HimselfFeb 13, 2025
@DrPen That's the way language works, and this is not specific with computers.

Have you ever said fridge, videotape, laudromat, hoover, linoleum, xerox, aspirin, cellophane, escalator, kerosene, thermos, and many more?

This is the way languages work.
Show threadDr Pen
@DavidBHimself True of a lot of things but more for some products and brands than others. I dont own a whirlpool, I own a washer, for example. But back in the day a 'Hoover' was more common than a vacuum cleaner. videotape - thats VHS or Betamax, or DAT so more generic.
Feb 13, 2025 at 1:25pmElk