Now this is why we all belong to this list. We all learned something new today.
On Thu, Feb 3, 2011 at 2:54 PM, Writer <generic668 at yahoo.ca> wrote: > I looked up "landline" in Wikipedia (shhhh...don't nag). One alternative > was "fixed-line". However, I liked POTS - Plain Old Telephone Service. =D > Not exactly accurate, but funny all the same. > > (I also learned a new word: retronym). > > Nadine > > --- On Thu, 2/3/11, Alison Craig <Alison.Craig at ultrasonix.com> wrote: > > > From: Alison Craig <Alison.Craig at ultrasonix.com> > > Subject: RE: Customer-friendly word for "landline" > > To: "Alan T Litchfield" <alan at alphabyte.co.nz>, "Butler, Darren J CTR > USAF AFMC WR-ALC/ENGLTB" <Darren.Butler.ctr at robins.af.mil> > > Cc: "framers at lists.frameusers.com" <framers at lists.frameusers.com> > > Date: Thursday, February 3, 2011, 5:13 PM > > That was my reaction. > > > > Like it or not, landline is pretty much the standard term. > > > > Alison > > > > Alison Craig, Technical Writer > > Ultrasonix Medical Corporation > > Tel: (604) 279-8550, ext 127 > > E-mail: alison.craig at ultrasonix.com > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com > > [mailto:framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com] > > On Behalf Of Alan T Litchfield > > Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2011 1:59 PM > > To: Butler, Darren J CTR USAF AFMC WR-ALC/ENGLTB > > Cc: framers at lists.frameusers.com > > Subject: Re: Customer-friendly word for "landline" > > > > Telephone? > > > > What's wrong with landline? > > > > Alan > > > > On 4/02/2011, at 10:25 AM, Butler, Darren J CTR USAF AFMC > > WR-ALC/ > > ENGLTB wrote: > > > > > Desk Phone? > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: techwr-l-bounces+darren.butler.ctr=robins.af.mil at techwr-l.com > > [mailto:techwr-l-bounces+darren.butler.ctr<techwr-l-bounces%2Bdarren.butler.ctr> > =robins.af.mil at techwr-l.com > > > > > ] On Behalf Of John Posada > > > Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2011 4:24 PM > > > To: List,? Techwriter > > > Subject: Customer-friendly word for "landline" > > > > > > I'm putting together a "se-Instead" glossary of terms > > to make our > > > customent facing support content more accessible. > > > > > > We use the term landline phone differenciate from > > mobile phone and I > > > don't like "landline". > > > > > > My target is 6th grade understanding. Anyone have any > > suggestions for > > > inplace of landline? > > > > > > -- > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > > You are currently subscribed to framers as alison.craig at ultrasonix.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/alison.craig%40ultrasonix.com > > > > Send administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com. > > Visit > > http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and > > info. > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > > You are currently subscribed to framers as generic668 at yahoo.ca. > > > > 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/generic668%40yahoo.ca > > > > Send administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com. > > Visit > > http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and > > info. > > e > _______________________________________________ > > > You are currently subscribed to framers as gbanks6472 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/gbanks6472%40gmail.com > > Send administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com. Visit > http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. >
