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   by kjhgftgyui 17y ago

   But who then will protect us from tall people? http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/11/26/kent_police_tall_exp...
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   by kjhgftgyui 17y ago

   But was Fadell going to create itunes, and run a brilliant marketing campaign to persuade people to pay 10x as much as an MP3 player from Walmart? Apple's (and Steve's) genius was to sell them to people who didn't know or care what MP3, gB
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   by kjhgftgyui 17y ago

   A language is just a dialect with an army Luxembourgish is identical to the local German accent - but one is an official language while just over the border it's a dialect
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   by kjhgftgyui 17y ago

   It is a real effect. UK companies analyse which regional British accents are most trusted/most calming/etc before deciding where to put their customer call centres.
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   by kjhgftgyui 17y ago

   If they are consistent and understandable - Rastafarian use of 'Me' for 'I' makes sense and is consistent. Using 'bad' to mean 'good' probably isn't a good idea if you are an aircraft mechanic.
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   by kjhgftgyui 17y ago

   Yes - if he had chosen to improve his British English he would be on the 20th floor. Or doomed to always play the villain in Holywood movies
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   by kjhgftgyui 17y ago

   And do it consistently - a lot of CEOs talk about this stuff. But then when it comes near the end of the financial quarter or a big customer asks for something, or there is a rumor of a competitor the plan all changes.