Hi Sebastian, On Wed, 2007-06-06 at 07:50 +0200, Sebastian Heinlein wrote: > Am Dienstag, den 05.06.2007, 17:29 -0700 schrieb Corey Burger: > > On 6/5/07, Sebastian Heinlein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Am Donnerstag, den 31.05.2007, 12:07 -0700 schrieb Corey Burger: > > > > > > > > * "Monitor" is a much more common term than "Screen". > > > > > > Screem is the term used by GNOME: e.g. in screen resolution or screen > > > saver. > > > > > > But I am no native speaker :) So are these just different contexts? > > > Multiple monitor setup would be also more common than multiple screen > > > setup? > > > > At least in North America, a screen is a thing on a door or something > > at a movie theatre, not a box on your desk that is a monitor. > > There are any British on the list?
In the UK, either screen or monitor tend to be used. People more commonly refer to it as 'the computer screen' I think, 'monitor' is seen as a little more technical (although not much). I've been using 'screen' when writing documentation anyway... Thanks, Phil -- Phil Bull http://www.launchpad.net/people/philbull -- ubuntu-desktop mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-desktop
