Comments on Ben the Antipodean Navigator - UpdateTypePad2013-02-26T00:38:30ZToronto Starhttps://thestar.blogs.com/kenzie/tag:typepad.com,2003:https://thestar.blogs.com/kenzie/2013/02/ben-the-antipodean-navigator-update/comments/atom.xml/David White commented on 'Ben the Antipodean Navigator - Update'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341bf8f353ef017c372aa51b970b2013-02-28T16:11:52Z2013-02-28T16:28:15ZDavid WhiteOuch! can we call you a Republican?<p>Ouch! can we call you a Republican?</p>
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</p>John B commented on 'Ben the Antipodean Navigator - Update'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341bf8f353ef017c371bd091970b2013-02-26T17:56:15Z2013-02-26T21:21:57ZJohn BIt really doesn't matter what the voice is saying. Maybe that option is there for folks who speak and understand...<p>It really doesn't matter what the voice is saying. Maybe that option is there for folks who speak and understand that dialect. It's a gimmick to sell TomToms!</p>
<p>What concerns me more is how you automotive scribes are bastardizing the North American English language.</p>
<p>You call a Mercedes "Merc" when all adults know a Merc is a Mercury.</p>
<p>You call cellphones "mobiles". Is that with a British accent?</p>
<p>You call a GPS a "satnav". Again with a British accent?</p>
<p>We get enough of that from that Jeremy guy without hearing it from our own. [/rant]</p>