I watched till the end.
It actually raises some interesting points about use of language and argument. The inquisitor used the same questions over and over, and got nowhere. When he finally defined his terms, he got an answer.
The answer he was given (xerox) was perfectly reasonable- in his office they may well use the term 'xerox this', 'xerox it for me', 'get a xerox'and so if asked does anyone ask for a photocopy, asking for clarification is, to my mind, perfectly reasonable.
But then again, I'm a bit of a dick.
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da5id <YOUR SIG HERE>, Fri 12 Jun 2020, 15:16,
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Asking for clarification is reasonable, I did wonder though if he'd been coached ahead of time.
If it wasn't for the fact that it was deposition and had it been a lot shorter I'd have said it would have worked as an ad for Xerox.
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Americans seem to be paticularly fond of using brand names to refer to all similar products.
I work with a lot of American touring crew (well, up until 3 months ago...) and it happens all the time.
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Happosai _,,,,_(O ; o)_,,,, Fri 12 Jun 2020, 23:07,
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Yeah, I'm aware we're guilty to a certain extent here in the UK,
but the US seem to do it to a higher degree...it's noticeable when I work with crews from the US or elsewhere by what they use to refer to certain equipment, tools, components, materials, etc.
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Happosai _,,,,_(O ; o)_,,,, Sat 13 Jun 2020, 16:33,
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We use the brand name Hoover as a common noun and a verb. The Americans do not.
All my life I've heard people talking about taking an aspirin. Aspirin was a registered trademark of the German pharmaceutical concern Bayer. The trademark was revoked in 1919 as part of a war reparation/retribution type deal. Bayer also named and trademarked heroin.
Tarmac is a British trademarked brand of asphalt. American don't really use the word much.
I could go on, but who'd read on?
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Prufrock Lucifer, son of the morning!, Sat 13 Jun 2020, 18:08,
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