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[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Is it available in more than one set of colors?

Everything We Know About the Apple Watch Series 10

There’s new bigger screen options for larger wrists, plus the Apple Watch Series 10 has sleep apnea detection like the latest Galaxy watches.

gizmodo.com

While it’s getting access to the new sensing features, the biggest shakeup is the new dark shell option. Apple says this new colorway should be just as durable and scratch-resistant as the other silver titanium body.

There is no reason for Gizmodo to call this a "colorway" instead of a "color," other than the fact that everyone in marketing is now using "colorways" to describe the colors of sneakers, cars and electronic devices.

 

[Scribe]

There is no reason for Gizmodo to call this a "colorway" instead of a "color," other than the fact that everyone in marketing is now using "colorways" to describe the colors of sneakers, cars and electronic devices.

I have to admit, I dont keep up on the advertising/marketing front, and I unplugged from cable long ago, and my online attention is focused.

I have NEVER heard this word before, and I absolutely hate it.

 

[Snarf Zagyg]

There is no reason for Gizmodo to call this a "colorway" instead of a "color," other than the fact that everyone in marketing is now using "colorways" to describe the colors of sneakers, cars and electronic devices.

So when I googled it, I found the recent marketing uses, which are ... painful.

I was unaware of the prior yarn usage (h/t @prabe ).

It's like anything else we see- a term is getting taken from a place where it had an established use, and then used with all the grace and subtlety of a change agent hitting you upside the head with a bag of synergies and actionable insights.

 

[prabe]

Everything We Know About the Apple Watch Series 10

There’s new bigger screen options for larger wrists, plus the Apple Watch Series 10 has sleep apnea detection like the latest Galaxy watches.

gizmodo.com

There is no reason for Gizmodo to call this a "colorway" instead of a "color," other than the fact that everyone in marketing is now using "colorways" to describe the colors of sneakers, cars and electronic devices.

I don't see what you're complaining about: I see the article say the watch is available in three colors. I can see the use in shoes--my hiking shoes were, I'm sure, described thus, not as "gray" or "brown." The last car we bought was "yacht blue," which seems more like a color than a colorway, but if certain colors of trim went with certain base colors, "colorway" would seem like a convenient shorthand for that to me.

 

[prabe]

So when I googled it, I found the recent marketing uses, which are ... painful.

I was unaware of the prior yarn usage (h/t @prabe ).

It's like anything else we see- a term is getting taken from a place where it had an established use, and then used with all the grace and subtlety of a change agent hitting you upside the head with a bag of synergies and actionable insights.

Can it be used badly? Probably. Is it inherently being used badly? Not in the examples I've seen here. Can it seem like the use of "data point" instead of "datum?" Yup.

 

[Ryujin]

I wonder if knitter forums have a snarky thread where they complain about RPG jargon. They're probably too busy actually enjoying their hobby to care about RPG jargon.

The circle is now complete.

Knitters complain about knitter jargon. They also argue about politics and religion. Sometimes more than they talk about knitting. It's a good thing that we aren't supposed to, here.

 

[Snarf Zagyg]

Knitters complain about knitter jargon. They also argue about politics and religion. Sometimes more than they talk about knitting. It's a good thing that we aren't supposed to, here.

Pro tip-

If you see a group of people knitting, ask them, "What are you sewing?" And then walk away.

....quickly.

 

[prabe]

Pro tip-

If you see a group of people knitting, ask them, "What are you sewing?" And then walk away.

....quickly.

No, no, no. Count the number of hands with implements in them. If it's one, ask them what they're knitting; if it's two, ask what they're crocheting.

 

[Ryujin]

I have to admit, I dont keep up on the advertising/marketing front, and I unplugged from cable long ago, and my online attention is focused.

I have NEVER heard this word before, and I absolutely hate it.

Cable, streaming, and online much of the day as I generally work from home. I have never heard this term before today (but it will NOT go in the TIL thread).

 

[CleverNickName]

Pro tip-

If you see a group of people knitting, ask them, "What are you sewing?" And then walk away.

....quickly.

Similar energy:

If you see someone crying, ask them if it's because of their haircut.