Wednesday, May 30, 2018

Am I Right, Or Are You?

In the past couple of weeks I've talked about cell phones with sales associates at several stores. When speaking about the newest iPhone I refer to it as the Ten, with the X standing in for the Roman numeral. However, I've noticed that most of the associates call it the Ex, as in the alphabet letter.

Normally I would expect someone who works in a store to be the expert so the first time it happened I was taken aback. When I got home I researched the topic and discovered that (according to the Apple website) I was correct. Now when someone calls the phone by the wrong name I roll my eyes and pretend they pronounced it the right way. Life is too short to worry about things like that.


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14 comments:

  1. ChristineMay 30, 2018 at 10:34 PM

    Thanks for pointing this out, my instinct is to just read it as 'x'.

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  2. SnoskredMay 31, 2018 at 1:01 AM

    The one problem with calling it the 10, is that they have not yet released the 9. ;) But a quick google for the answer says Apple has made it clear it is meant to be 10 not X.

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    1. Kathy GMay 31, 2018 at 6:46 AM

      Yes, it's flaky how they passed 9 over in their numbering :-)

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  3. Joanne NoragonMay 31, 2018 at 8:28 AM

    And I'm a Motorola android and not a clue what version.

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  4. dkzodyMay 31, 2018 at 9:42 AM

    I've called it a 10, however not interested in getting one. I bought an SE a few months ago when Terry needed to replace his iPhone. He always takes my hand-me-down. I went into the Apple store, pulled out my 5S and told the clerk I wanted one similar in size. She pulled out the SE and we made all the change over right there. Took about 10 minutes. I want a small phone that fits in my pants pocket. The 10 is just too big.

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    1. Kathy GMay 31, 2018 at 8:48 PM

      The phone I have now is about the same size as the X. It fits in the back pocket of my pants, and in a pinch the front pocket (although that's a little uncomfortable).

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  5. Victor S E MoubarakJune 2, 2018 at 5:31 AM

    I get so confused with modern technology. When my phone rings I press the wrong button and take a photo of my ear.

    God bless.

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  6. KayJune 2, 2018 at 7:56 PM

    Well, my husband got the iPhone 8 recently and his Apple ID and mine got mixed up and now my computer is all screwy. Arrrrghhh....

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    1. Kathy GJune 5, 2018 at 7:42 AM

      Oh, no! Hope things are straightened up soon.

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  7. Kenya G. JohnsonJune 5, 2018 at 1:03 PM

    Interesting. I had to think about what I say. I think I've said iPhone X as the way it says on the box. And I think if I wanted one and went in the store I'd probably say "the X" but I did think of it as the 10th model even though there wasn't a 9.

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    1. Kathy GJune 7, 2018 at 6:34 PM

      Using the number to identify the phone makes sense to me, since that's how they identified all the other ones.

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