Are you good to call things by their new name?

freshpopcorn

Over the years we've seen product such as a Marathon bar change to Snickers. Opal Fruits to Starburst.
Shops such as Quinnsworth change to Tesco.
Roches Stores being bought by Debenhams.
Shell becoming Topaz and now Circle K.
Yesterday TV3 became Virgin Media One.
So, Are you good with these name changes or do you still refer to a product by it's old name?

I'd be middle of the road to be honest. It depends on how much I use the item. Something I'd use a lot of I'd be more likely to use it's new name.

Grayson

I'm fine with them all. Except Marathon bars.

Yer Da sells Avon

Usually, but I draw the line at calling Jif 'Cif'.

AlmightyCushion

It's still Lansdowne road to me.

King of Kings

his name is bruce

van_beano

It's always Superquinn for me however I avoid going there now since Supervalu took over.

DEFTLEFTHAND

I don't really take to corporate sponsorship naming.

I still refer to the 3 arena as the Point and the Aviva, Landsdowne Rd.

Mr. CooL ICE

quake.ie 5eva

Beasty

So long as Costa is not renamed Coca Cola Coffee I'm happy

Cleopatra_

I think this is an age thing. You still hear elderly people slip up and say "pounds" sometimes, it's not a mistake I hear young people making. My dad still calls "virgin" multi-channel sometimes for example. Hasn't been multi channel for at least fifteen years or so.

theteal

AlmightyCushion wrote: »

It's still Lansdowne road to me.

And The Point

uck51js9zml2yt

Moro =nunch=starbar.
And they got smaller.

Duffy the Vampire Slayer

I still call Istanbul Constantinople.

TheValeyard

Point, Lansdowne rd, grand canal theatre.

Oh yeah Maguires, not J.P Sweetman or whatever its called now

endacl

theteal wrote: »

And The Point

The 3 point oh two.

Yer Da sells Avon

My mother still called Eircom 'the P&T'. She missed out on Telecom Éireann altogether. If she was still alive, there's no chance that she'd be calling it 'Eir'. Stupid name anyway.

Your Face

Duffy the Vampire Slayer wrote: »

I still call Istanbul Constantinople.

I still call it Byzantium.

Yes, my one-upmanship is still afloat.

daheff

Duffy the Vampire Slayer wrote: »

I still call Istanbul Constantinople.

or Lygos
Byzantium
Augusta Antonina
New Rome
Constantinople
Kostantiniyye
İstanbul


they really couldnt settle on a name they liked. I reckon the name will change again soon to Erdogan-grad/ville/etc.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Names_of_Istanbul

daheff

Your Face wrote: »

I still call it Byzantium.

Yes, my one-upmanship is still afloat.

In your face my friend!!! :D

daheff wrote: »

or Lygos
Byzantium
Augusta Antonina
New Rome
Constantinople
Kostantiniyye
İstanbul


they really couldnt settle on a name they liked. I reckon the name will change again soon to Erdogan-grad/ville/etc.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Names_of_Istanbul

hatrickpatrick

Champion's Cup will always be the Heineken Cup in my book, can't really think of any other examples in which I find myself not remembering to call something by its new name. My dad had a similar issue when the Magner's League changed to the Pro12 and I know a lot of people who still refer to Aviva Stadium as Lansdowne Road. Maybe rugby enthusiasts are particularly stubborn about such things?

Star Bingo

freshpopcorn wrote: »

Over the years we've seen product such as a Marathon bar change to Snickers. Opal Fruits to Starburst.
Shops such as Quinnsworth change to Tesco.
Roches Stores being bought by Debenhams.
Shell becoming Topaz and now Circle K.
Yesterday TV3 became Virgin Media One.
So, Are you good with these name changes or do you still refer to a product by it's old name?

The elephant in the room

hatrickpatrick

Murray TheDemonic TalkingSkull wrote: »

Grand canal theatre.

Hang on, was this not always a Bord Gais sponsorship?

Duffy the Vampire Slayer

Almost all GAA fans kept calling it the Railway Cup for decades after the sponsor changed.

Hitman3000

Plus size= obese/fat.

hatrickpatrick

Hitman3000 wrote: »

Plus size= obese/fat.

IMO there's a defined difference. Plus size means voluptuous, which although most lads would say is incredibly attractive, is still shunned and to an extent excluded by the mainstream media enough to make such people feel self conscious about it. I've known a lot of women who described themselves as overweight when in reality they had very wide hips and chests, which clearly isn't the same thing as "overweight", but is still a look which is shunned by the media.

Like everything, it's been hijacked by bitter folk with an agenda, but that's what it used to mean.

KevinCavan

Still going to call it the “wireless.” It will never be the radio for me, fcuk them with their new buzz words.

Huexotzingo

I still call Turkey Asia Minor.

Grayson

Dole Scrounging Vegan Crossfitter wrote: »

quake.ie 5eva

I wonder how many get that reference.

Hitman3000

hatrickpatrick wrote:

Like everything, it's been hijacked by bitter folk with an agenda, but that's what it used to mean.

Curvy and voluptuous I would equate with one another, not plus size.

whisky_galore

Yer Da sells Avon wrote: »

My mother still called Eircom 'the P&T'. She missed out on Telecom Éireann altogether. If she was still alive, there's no chance that she'd be calling it 'Eir'. Stupid name anyway.

Probably will get rebranded again as 'E'.
Their mangling of the English language in their ads is even worse.

Star Bingo

Seriously though what’s the relationship between Virgin One and Two. Do they just coexist?

Cleopatra_

hatrickpatrick wrote: »

IMO there's a defined difference. Plus size means voluptuous, which although most lads would say is incredibly attractive, is still shunned and to an extent excluded by the mainstream media enough to make such people feel self conscious about it. I've known a lot of women who described themselves as overweight when in reality they had very wide hips and chests, which clearly isn't the same thing as "overweight", but is still a look which is shunned by the media.

Like everything, it's been hijacked by bitter folk with an agenda, but that's what it used to mean.

So you're into cock cages and bigger ladies? Good to know

Your Face

daheff wrote: »

In your face my friend!!! :D

Well it was originally called Drogheda Street.

Sardine

People used to call grass "grass" before it became widespread and known as "weed". I still like calling it grass. Older dudes I've known called hash "draw", when was the last time you've heard that one?

Guy:Incognito

AlmightyCushion wrote: »

It's still Lansdowne road to me.

Youre thinking of a completely different stadium.

Opal fruits forever

Purple Mountain

George Square Lava wrote: »

Moro =nunch=starbar.
And they got smaller.

I thought Moro became Boost?

Allinall

van_beano wrote: »

It's always Superquinn for me however I avoid going there now since Supervalu took over.

I hear you.

They do have some Crazy Prices

Star Bingo

Sardine wrote: »

Older dudes I've known called hash "draw"

Beasty

Cleopatra_ wrote: »

You still hear elderly people slip up and say "pounds" sometimes,

Now't wrong with lbs or indeed L s d - taught me some great maths skills, including the 12 x table and long division in my head

Cleopatra_

Beasty wrote: »

Now't wrong with lbs or indeed L s d - taught me some great maths skills, including the 12 x table and long division in my head

Oh I was referring to the currency. I use both pounds and kilos myself.

TheValeyard

Beasty wrote: »

Now't wrong with lbs or indeed L s d - taught me some great maths skills, including the 12 x table and long division in my head

Nah.

I dont like the idea of the numbers 3,7,9 jumping off the board and beating the crap out of me at the back the room with New Jersey accents.

pleas advice

Network 2

Guy:Incognito

Sardine wrote: »

People used to call grass "grass" before it became widespread and known as "weed". I still like calling it grass. Older dudes I've known called hash "draw", when was the last time you've heard that one?

The hash crowd need to get their name out there. Maybe sponsor a sports tournament. That'll sort this name mess out.

Lorelli!

Puff Daddy to Puffy to P.Diddy to other variations of those and apparently to "Love, aka Brother Love" for a day or two but eh surprisingly that didn't take off!

dxhound2005

Duffy the Vampire Slayer wrote: »

I still call Istanbul Constantinople.

Constantinople is a very big word, and if you cannot spell it, you're a very big fool.

For Forks Sake

Duffy the Vampire Slayer wrote: »

I still call Istanbul Constantinople.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsQrKZcYtqg

For Forks Sake

I'll be deep in the cold cold ground before I recognize Zimbabwe. Rhodesia 4 life.

Samuel T. Cogley

Murray TheDemonic TalkingSkull wrote: »

Point, Lansdowne rd, grand canal theatre.

Oh yeah Maguires, not J.P Sweetman or whatever its called now

In fairness who called it Maguires, it was 'Messers'.

Dravokivich

It's hard to explain to people there's no Hewlett Packard anymore. It's essentially just a trademark.

For Forks Sake

Dravokivich wrote: »

It's hard to explain to people theirs no Hewlett Packard anymore. It's essentially just a trademark.

eh : https://www.hpe.com/us/en/home.html