What is wrong with landline? Is it bad that it is easily understandable? Should you really try to find a word that no none understands without a Masters degree in English?
It seems to me that there is an ongoing snob for Latin-based words, acronyms (Latin) and abbreviations (Latin) (or shorts (Humanly understandable language)) in England and the US, which means that you have to constantly refer to a dead language. How much time, effort and ink do you think is spent on explaining "English" words to the English-speaking? Let's use the simple words when we can. KISS Bodvar Bjorgvinsson 2011/2/4 Syed Zaeem Hosain (Syed.Hosain at aeris.net) <Syed.Hosain at aeris.net>: > We mostly use "wireless" and "wireline" to distinguish the two (my company is > in the wireless data business for cellular). > > On fewer occasions, simply "landline" and "POTS". > > Depends on the audience. :) > > Z > > -----Original Message----- > From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-bounces at > lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of John Posada > Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2011 2:03 PM > To: Alan T Litchfield > Cc: framers at lists.frameusers.com; Butler, Darren J CTR USAF AFMC > WR-ALC/ENGLTB > Subject: Re: Customer-friendly word for "landline" > > Maybe nothing, just exploring alternative...look like there really aren't > any...thanks anyway > > On Thu, Feb 3, 2011 at 4:59 PM, Alan T Litchfield <alan at alphabyte.co.nz> > wrote: >> Telephone? >> >> What's wrong with landline? >> >> Alan > > > _______________________________________________ > > > You are currently subscribed to framers as bodvar at gmail.com. > > Send list messages to framers at lists.frameusers.com. > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > framers-unsubscribe at lists.frameusers.com > or visit > http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/bodvar%40gmail.com > > Send administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com. Visit > http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. > -- Remember: Amateurs built the ark, professionals built the Titanic.