Random thought
Why does Microsoft call the trash the recycle bin? It's not as if the files are re-used once sent there - they are either retrieved or deleted. Perhaps they are aiming to sound eco-friendly? The 'file landfill' (landfile?) may not sound as wholesome but it would certainly be more accurate.
posted by Justin Toland at 8:57 pm
1 Comments:
How true! I wondered that myself when I first got Windows, my conclusion at the time was that it was either a euphemism (maybe "trash" words sound too dirty, especially in some cultures) or an attempt at internationalisation: "trash/garbage can" being still too American for British English speakers and "rubbish bin" too non-American for Americans...
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