:: Name Game ::
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I've never really named any of my things. I call my camera - well, my camera. My laptop? My laptop. My car is sort of the exception. It has a name, albeit one that I only came up with as a joke and rarely ever use. For most intents and purposes, my car is still called my car.
There are a number of questions swimming in my head, but the one that pops out is this: why? For some reason, the reason behind naming gadgets, vehicles, and other belongings eludes me. Another question: why name some things and not others? Yet another: what makes certain objects worthy of receiving a name?
Yet another bunch of questions is begging to be asked. How does one decide on a name? Are these names gender specific? Heck, do one's belongings have genders? How much does the size of an object affect its name? How about its price or cost? Does it matter if it was a gift?
All of these questions boil down to this: what's in a name?
22:05 | view comments
I've never really named any of my things. I call my camera - well, my camera. My laptop? My laptop. My car is sort of the exception. It has a name, albeit one that I only came up with as a joke and rarely ever use. For most intents and purposes, my car is still called my car.
There are a number of questions swimming in my head, but the one that pops out is this: why? For some reason, the reason behind naming gadgets, vehicles, and other belongings eludes me. Another question: why name some things and not others? Yet another: what makes certain objects worthy of receiving a name?
Yet another bunch of questions is begging to be asked. How does one decide on a name? Are these names gender specific? Heck, do one's belongings have genders? How much does the size of an object affect its name? How about its price or cost? Does it matter if it was a gift?
All of these questions boil down to this: what's in a name?
