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I use "uber" when I really mean "lyft" - ie "Want to get an Uber?" is much more clear than "Want to get a Lyft"? I think any other more recognizable name would

• dirkdk 9y ago
  ditto. Lyft, pronounced of course as lift is a bad name for a company/service. Astonishing as the company first launched as Zimride. ps. I take Lyft 99 % of the time, for years already. Every industry needs an underdog to keep the big guys on their toes. In particular shady ones.
• repsilat 9y ago
  You don't say "taxi"? It's just as short, starts with a consonant, not ambiguous, translates between cities, is obviously generic, doesn't give mindshare to a nasty company and contains the letter "X"... The only downside I can come up with is that "taxiing to" is more awkward to say than "ubering to". As Calvin says, though, "Verbing weirds language."
  • pgwhalen 9y ago
    The obvious problem here is that taxi or cab to most people means the thing with a light on top that you raise your hand to hail.