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Another example of us being separated by a common language. I don't think this has ever been common in the US.
by slg 1y ago
Another example of us being separated by a common language. I don't think this has ever been common in the US.
- simmons 1y agoI don't think it was ever common, since earphones weren't that popular until people started calling them "earbuds", but the term was historically used in at least some circles in the U.S. The 1988 Radio Shack catalog [1] seems to mention "earphone" 57 times, including two mono earphone products. [1] https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Catalogs/Radio-Shack/Radio-Shack-1988.pdf https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Catalogs/Radio-Sha...
- slg 1y agoThat’s interesting, although that seems to be a different usage than OP mentioned. It seems to be used interchangeably with headphones as it’s also being used to describe cables and jacks.