Stupid little things that bug you

[Grassland Blue]

Autocorrect

The man who invented autocorrect has died.


His funfair's on sundial...

 

[Xhavenjoe]

Unless you are actually buying a Hoover vacuum cleaner they should never be referred as Hoovers

I suppose its a word like Jeep.
So popular that its now used generically for rival products

 

[DrBlueBob]

I suppose its a word like Jeep.
So popular that its now used generically for rival products

@Big Swifty informed us that they are known as eponyms.

 

[Big Swifty]

@Big Swifty informed us that they are known as eponyms.

Yes, but only those named after people (eponymously).
Jeep is a word made up frpm GP (Gee Pee), short for General Purpose vehicle in WW2 (so jeep isn't strictly an eponym likehoover or biro.)

 

[Xhavenjoe]

Yes, but only those named after people (eponymously).
Jeep is a word made up frpm GP (Gee Pee), short for General Purpose vehicle in WW2 (so jeep isn't strictly an eponym likehoover or biro.)

Didnt know that.
I had heard it was named after " Just enough essential parts"
Something to do with its use in wartime.

 

[WEMBLEY76]

Talkshite,when complimenting a player,always say,in any order : "he's quick,strong and good on the ball" adnauseum...

 

[DrBlueBob]

Yes, but only those named after people (eponymously).
Jeep is a word made up frpm GP (Gee Pee), short for General Purpose vehicle in WW2 (so jeep isn't strictly an eponym likehoover or biro.)

Brilliant, I just keep learning.

 

[Barcon]

Feet and inches. Everything else confuses me.

Same here. Nothing worse than a kid bringing a tape measure to the site with metric on one side and normal and the other.

 

[Tuearts right boot]

Yes, but only those named after people (eponymously).
Jeep is a word made up frpm GP (Gee Pee), short for General Purpose vehicle in WW2 (so jeep isn't strictly an eponym likehoover or biro.)

or....Just enough essential parts

 

[Tuearts right boot]

Double down...ffs. that's a word that is so hip and trendy at the moment.