When I was a kid we had a Compaq Presario 9500 that came preinstalled with voicemail software that supported having multiple voicemail boxes with speech recognition (c. 1995).
I really thought that was going to be the future and wanted my parents to use it so bad at the time. 😅
Wot. That’s crazy. “Labtop” is harder to pronounce (minimally so but still) with voiced b immediately followed by voiceless t. Everything I know about linguistics (not that much, tbh) tells me that, if anything, a thing called “labtop” should over time evolve to be called “laptop”*, because it’s easier on the speaker with voiceless p and t.
Yeah it blew me away too. I had thought I’d heard a b sound a few times while talking to people but it wasn’t until someone sent in their device with a note attached that I realized it was a real thing. I’ve seen it a few more times since then (email, etc)
It is interesting how some terms over time are mispronounced and spelled incorrectly. And those doing it have no clue as to the actual term and how it is spelled
At work I see more and more people call their computers “labtops” instead of “laptops”. A Michael wave doesn’t surprise me.
We’ve been sharing this one
Dang, that labtop is so old it has a dialup modem built-in.
When I was a kid we had a Compaq Presario 9500 that came preinstalled with voicemail software that supported having multiple voicemail boxes with speech recognition (c. 1995).
I really thought that was going to be the future and wanted my parents to use it so bad at the time. 😅
It still might be, don’t give up hope!
My husband says pobcorn just to fuck with me, I hate it so bad but I can’t help laughing
Yoink!
Pumkin
Wot. That’s crazy. “Labtop” is harder to pronounce (minimally so but still) with voiced b immediately followed by voiceless t. Everything I know about linguistics (not that much, tbh) tells me that, if anything, a thing called “labtop” should over time evolve to be called “laptop”*, because it’s easier on the speaker with voiceless p and t.
^* … maybe even lappop…?^
Yeah it blew me away too. I had thought I’d heard a b sound a few times while talking to people but it wasn’t until someone sent in their device with a note attached that I realized it was a real thing. I’ve seen it a few more times since then (email, etc)
This means it’s time for you to change the next letter until you’ve made a completely different word.
I suggest changing the o to an a
Labtap.
Least tech informed Minnesotan.
Tabtap.
Flapslap
Clearly something is pushing in the direction of voiced instead. The ultimate form is presumably “lambdop.”
It is interesting how some terms over time are mispronounced and spelled incorrectly. And those doing it have no clue as to the actual term and how it is spelled
Trying to politely correct everyone is like hurting cats.
Please don’t hurt the cats.