Comments on: When English isn’t your native tongue (part 2) http://martijndashorst.com/blog/2007/09/24/when-english-isnt-your-native-tongue-part-2/ Ramblings on Java, Wicket, cats and other stuff Mon, 05 Dec 2011 20:15:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Brad http://martijndashorst.com/blog/2007/09/24/when-english-isnt-your-native-tongue-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-16352 Brad Mon, 29 Oct 2007 01:39:21 +0000 http://martijndashorst.com/blog/2007/09/24/when-english-isnt-your-native-tongue-part-2/#comment-16352 Hmmm, My dad named his GPS Sally.. I have no idea why... I sell lots of GPS's and have never really noticed anyone calling there GPS by a special name. If you are still looking for a name email me, I'll be glad to ask my customers.. -Brad http://www.supergpsstore.com Hmmm, My dad named his GPS Sally.. I have no idea why… I sell lots of GPS’s and have never really noticed anyone calling there GPS by a special name. If you are still looking for a name email me, I’ll be glad to ask my customers..

-Brad
http://www.supergpsstore.com

]]> By: Roy http://martijndashorst.com/blog/2007/09/24/when-english-isnt-your-native-tongue-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-13565 Roy Thu, 04 Oct 2007 12:01:20 +0000 http://martijndashorst.com/blog/2007/09/24/when-english-isnt-your-native-tongue-part-2/#comment-13565 Sorry for the (dutch) language, but I call her 'navigatieslet', which in English would be 'navigationslut'.. I know, bad language, but a collegue started using it, now everybody here does. Sorry for the (dutch) language, but I call her ‘navigatieslet’, which in English would be ‘navigationslut’.. I know, bad language, but a collegue started using it, now everybody here does.

]]> By: Daniel Spiewak http://martijndashorst.com/blog/2007/09/24/when-english-isnt-your-native-tongue-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-12799 Daniel Spiewak Tue, 25 Sep 2007 03:16:03 +0000 http://martijndashorst.com/blog/2007/09/24/when-english-isnt-your-native-tongue-part-2/#comment-12799 Cryptically enough, I usually call it a "GPS". Same with all the people I've ever talked to about the units. Occasionally it'll be referred to by it's brand (e.g. "Garman"), but that's far less common than the simple acronym. Cryptically enough, I usually call it a “GPS”. Same with all the people I’ve ever talked to about the units. Occasionally it’ll be referred to by it’s brand (e.g. “Garman”), but that’s far less common than the simple acronym.

]]> By: Michael Maclean http://martijndashorst.com/blog/2007/09/24/when-english-isnt-your-native-tongue-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-12773 Michael Maclean Mon, 24 Sep 2007 22:37:24 +0000 http://martijndashorst.com/blog/2007/09/24/when-english-isnt-your-native-tongue-part-2/#comment-12773 Not sure about in the US, but in the UK it's generally referred to as "satnav", if you don't call it TomTom or whatever. Not sure about in the US, but in the UK it’s generally referred to as “satnav”, if you don’t call it TomTom or whatever.

]]> By: Dave Brondsema http://martijndashorst.com/blog/2007/09/24/when-english-isnt-your-native-tongue-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-12765 Dave Brondsema Mon, 24 Sep 2007 21:23:23 +0000 http://martijndashorst.com/blog/2007/09/24/when-english-isnt-your-native-tongue-part-2/#comment-12765 I don't know of any really common names, I think the names are just picked randomly, like "Nancy". There is a brand which itself is called TomTom; I don't know if anyone calls it by that if they own one. I refer to a handheld hiking GPS unit as a "jeepers" I don’t know of any really common names, I think the names are just picked randomly, like “Nancy”. There is a brand which itself is called TomTom; I don’t know if anyone calls it by that if they own one. I refer to a handheld hiking GPS unit as a “jeepers”

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