On 14/02/2008, Lisi Reisz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: <snip> Harold et al. > > I said that I was quibbling. :-( > > <snip>
(Just as "Hoover" often means "vacuum cleaner" and "biro" any pen of the > same > type.) I don't know about NZ and OZ but my experience is that "hoover", "biro", "fridge" etc. are peculiarly British. Americans don't seem to use those words at all and they are certainly not used in Europe. But I myself would still not apply the term "PC" to a Mac. Perhaps I ought > to > relax more. :-( I wouldn't either, which just proves the power of IBM's [erstwhile] marketing muscle. <snip> -- Harold Fuchs London, England Please reply *only* to [email protected]
