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The box is already colloquial English for the TV, as in, "What's on the box tonight?".
by auxbuss 16y ago
The box is already colloquial English for the TV, as in, "What's on the box tonight?".
- msg 16y agoWe are starting to call that thing a "screen" in my home, because we might hook it up to Nintendo, DVD, computer, cable, what have you. I agree "box" may be a little overloaded but the context will usually make things clear. There is only one thing you can do with broadcast television: watch. We also have "the tube" for broadcast television (a little dated because the tubes are disappearing), or "cable". Maybe this is a regional thing though.
- ido 16y agoI was under the impression it is colloquial English for female genitalia.