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farley3k wrote:

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That's good humor right there.

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My kid didn't know that "app" was derived from application. I weep for the future.

Nevin73 wrote:

My kid didn't know that "app" was derived from application. I weep for the future.

That's just how language is!

Does it matter? I mean, it just might not have occurred to them. I don't believe "Applications", as a term, was ever used much for computers. At least in my social groups, we mostly used "programs".

"Apps" is a neologism, and if the derivation is not obvious for everyone, I'm not sure any harm is being done.

Malor wrote:

Does it matter? I mean, it just might not have occurred to them. I don't believe "Applications", as a term, was ever used much for computers. At least in my social groups, we mostly used "programs".

"Apps" is a neologism, and if the derivation is not obvious for everyone, I'm not sure any harm is being done.

Back in the 90s, when I was learning Mac development, it took me a while to get used to programs being called "applications".

Now, referring to appetizers as "apps" is just weird.

Hrdina wrote:
Malor wrote:

Does it matter? I mean, it just might not have occurred to them. I don't believe "Applications", as a term, was ever used much for computers. At least in my social groups, we mostly used "programs".

"Apps" is a neologism, and if the derivation is not obvious for everyone, I'm not sure any harm is being done.

Back in the 90s, when I was learning Mac development, it took me a while to get used to programs being called "applications".

Now, referring to appetizers as "apps" is just weird.

Having never, ever done that, I would also find it quite weird. Is this a thing?

Malor wrote:
Hrdina wrote:
Malor wrote:

Does it matter? I mean, it just might not have occurred to them. I don't believe "Applications", as a term, was ever used much for computers. At least in my social groups, we mostly used "programs".

"Apps" is a neologism, and if the derivation is not obvious for everyone, I'm not sure any harm is being done.

Back in the 90s, when I was learning Mac development, it took me a while to get used to programs being called "applications".

Now, referring to appetizers as "apps" is just weird.

Having never, ever done that, I would also find it quite weird. Is this a thing?

If not we should make it so.

Zaque wrote:
Malor wrote:
Hrdina wrote:
Malor wrote:

Does it matter? I mean, it just might not have occurred to them. I don't believe "Applications", as a term, was ever used much for computers. At least in my social groups, we mostly used "programs".

"Apps" is a neologism, and if the derivation is not obvious for everyone, I'm not sure any harm is being done.

Back in the 90s, when I was learning Mac development, it took me a while to get used to programs being called "applications".

Now, referring to appetizers as "apps" is just weird.

Having never, ever done that, I would also find it quite weird. Is this a thing?

If not we should make it so.

Is that a thing? That's the whole point of the joke that started this conversation.

farley3k wrote:

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Thanks for explaining that, because I genuinely didn't connect app with appetizers there at all.

Aha, I didn't understand that joke either.

Try explaining the derivation of "cc:" and "bcc:" to teenagers.

Malor wrote:
Hrdina wrote:

Now, referring to appetizers as "apps" is just weird.

Having never, ever done that, I would also find it quite weird. Is this a thing?

I think some marketers somewhere are trying to make it a thing. I had only ever heard it in restaurant commercials until I read the screenshotted tweet.

Vargen wrote:
Malor wrote:
Hrdina wrote:

Now, referring to appetizers as "apps" is just weird.

Having never, ever done that, I would also find it quite weird. Is this a thing?

I think some marketers somewhere are trying to make it a thing. I had only ever heard it in restaurant commercials until I read the screenshotted tweet.

No it's definitely a thing. I am very surprised this was the outcome of the thread. Everyone I know uses the phrase, "any one want some apps?" When we used to eat. Or "Go get apps and drinks?"

Hobear wrote:
Vargen wrote:
Malor wrote:
Hrdina wrote:

Now, referring to appetizers as "apps" is just weird.

Having never, ever done that, I would also find it quite weird. Is this a thing?

I think some marketers somewhere are trying to make it a thing. I had only ever heard it in restaurant commercials until I read the screenshotted tweet.

No it's definitely a thing. I am very surprised this was the outcome of the thread. Everyone I know uses the phrase, "any one want some apps?" When we used to eat. Or "Go get apps and drinks?"

I never said I liked it, but it is definitely a thing, and yes a stupid marketing thing.

I don't use the term myself, but found "mozzarella sticks" to be a hilarious answer to the question.

Hobear wrote:
Vargen wrote:
Malor wrote:
Hrdina wrote:

Now, referring to appetizers as "apps" is just weird.

Having never, ever done that, I would also find it quite weird. Is this a thing?

I think some marketers somewhere are trying to make it a thing. I had only ever heard it in restaurant commercials until I read the screenshotted tweet.

No it's definitely a thing. I am very surprised this was the outcome of the thread. Everyone I know uses the phrase, "any one want some apps?" When we used to eat. Or "Go get apps and drinks?"

I guess you have some different speech patterns over in... Praise the Sun.

Vargen wrote:
Malor wrote:
Hrdina wrote:

Now, referring to appetizers as "apps" is just weird.

Having never, ever done that, I would also find it quite weird. Is this a thing?

I think some marketers somewhere are trying to make it a thing. I had only ever heard it in restaurant commercials until I read the screenshotted tweet.

As someone who worked at Olive Garden for several years - app is very much a restaurant term. We were told which apps were on special, which apps were being added, etc. On the line there was a app cook who just prepped apps.

Considering how long we have had servers, cooks, appetizers, and dining out I would bet the term was theirs long before programmers took it.

Malor wrote:

Does it matter? I mean, it just might not have occurred to them. I don't believe "Applications", as a term, was ever used much for computers. At least in my social groups, we mostly used "programs".

"Apps" is a neologism, and if the derivation is not obvious for everyone, I'm not sure any harm is being done.

I think it's a lot more widely used in computer science circles. The distinction became necessary as soon as we started running more than one program (i.e., no operating system - you loaded your program into the computer via switches, punch cards, whatever, and ran it) at a time on a computer.

Assorted models (OSI, cloud) put the application on top. I usually think of it as whatever front-end a customer sees, but it's definitely gained ambiguity in colloquial usage.

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farley3k wrote:

As someone who worked at Olive Garden for several years - app is very much a restaurant term. We were told which apps were on special, which apps were being added, etc. On the line there was a app cook who just prepped apps.

I've found that the appetizer version of this is a good way to distinguish people who have actually worked in the restaurant business from those who haven't. To a lesser extent, bevnap is in a similar category.

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Are we still doing phrasing?

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Vargen wrote:
Hobear wrote:
Vargen wrote:
Malor wrote:
Hrdina wrote:

Now, referring to appetizers as "apps" is just weird.

Having never, ever done that, I would also find it quite weird. Is this a thing?

I think some marketers somewhere are trying to make it a thing. I had only ever heard it in restaurant commercials until I read the screenshotted tweet.

No it's definitely a thing. I am very surprised this was the outcome of the thread. Everyone I know uses the phrase, "any one want some apps?" When we used to eat. Or "Go get apps and drinks?"

I guess you have some different speech patterns over in... Praise the Sun.

Hey, here in MN the brief few months of extra sun we definitely do praise it.

farley3k wrote:

Are we still doing phrasing?

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That sign is a trap for church going children.

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farley3k wrote:

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I love axial tilt.

It's the reason for the season!

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Man, I remember this so much. I read Shogun, IT, The Stand in high school carrying them around between classes. Now I am lucky if I can finish a couple hundred page book in a month.

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farley3k wrote:

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I would read (or technically skim) this book.