November 06, 2009, 06:15
arnieMen, women, and gadgets
quote:
Men and women have different approaches to dealing with technology problems, according to a gadget helpline.
The service found that 64% of its male callers and 24% of its female callers had not read the instruction manual before ringing up.
12% of male and 7% of female customers simply needed to plug in or turn on their appliance.
More at
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8346810.stmNovember 06, 2009, 20:09
KallehI definitely could tell that this was a British report, arnie. We'd not say "ringing up."
My sister told me that her friend heard some water leaking and called a plumber. The plumber found...someone had turned the outside hose on. He turned the water off, and handed her a bill for $70. I'd be so embarrassed!
November 07, 2009, 02:00
Richard Englishquote:
I definitely could tell that this was a British report, arnie. We'd not say "ringing up."
It's interesting how there are these different expressions. I believe that in the USA the usual expression is "calling" ("I'll call you"). But in the UK, although we do use that expression, "calling" often means going to see someone.
My preference would be "I'll give you a ring".
November 07, 2009, 05:37
<Proofreader>quote:
I'll give you a ring
I'm sorry. I can't marry you.
December 05, 2009, 10:58
<Proofreader>Since the title of this thread includes gadgets,
this might be interesting. Wait for a few seconds for it to fully load.
December 05, 2009, 21:37
Kallehquote:
I'm sorry. I can't marry you.
I suppose in some states you could.
Proof, that site is hilarious! What country is that? They must have a great sense of humor. How do you find sites like that?
December 06, 2009, 00:41
Richard Englishquote:
What country is that?
The language is Dutch, so it's probably The Netherlands.
I have to confess that I hate sites that bombard me with loud music and don't have a volume control. It takes a while for me to get up my computer's volume control and mute the awful row.
December 07, 2009, 11:01
<Proofreader>Someone sent that as an e-mail.
Here's an interesting story but, since this is a word site, the part that may be most interesting is the final paragraph's description.
December 07, 2009, 12:11
arnieYou can always trust the
Daily Mail to come up with a story like that.
Re. the last paragraph, perhaps the HSE investigators were seconded from the Royal Navy?
December 07, 2009, 12:51
BobHaleI was going to ask where the ships come in, but I suddenly realised that it's the harbour.