Les Jones: If a machine that prints is a printer...

July 15, 2005

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If a machine that prints is a printer, and a machine that copies is a copier, shouldn't a machine that faxes be called a faxer?

Posted by lesjones

Comments

Heh. No, a machine that faxes is called a "paperweight".

Posted by: Chris Wage at July 14, 2005

I was going to say "faxier", but I like Chris' answer better.

Posted by: AlphaPatriot at July 14, 2005

Well, the shitter doesn't shit - just so you know.

Posted by: SayUncle at July 15, 2005

But doesn't the crapper crap?

Posted by: countertop at July 15, 2005

And a faxer does fax. This all came up when I was talking to sombody about my Brother multifunction jobber that's a printer/copier/scanner/faxer - and I realized that faxer issn't a word.

Posted by: Les Jones at July 15, 2005

"Fax" is slang for a "Facsimile Machine" as in it copies, but "copier" was already taken. It's a photocopier with a telephone attached; can we call it a telephoto-copier?

Posted by: Matt Groom at July 15, 2005

"Fax" is slang for a "Facsimile Machine" as in it copies, but "copier" was already taken. It's a photocopier with a telephone attached; can we call it a telephoto-copier?

Posted by: Matt Groom at July 15, 2005

"Fax" is slang for a "Facsimile Machine" as in it copies, but "copier" was already taken. It's a photocopier with a telephone attached; can we call it a telephoto-copier?

Posted by: Matt Groom at July 15, 2005

Yes, I thought that was so clever, I decided to post it three times...

Posted by: Matt Groom at July 15, 2005

a shower doesn't shower-we do, then why is it called a shower?

Posted by: philip at April 25, 2006

printers print faxers fax but why do phones ring?

Posted by: lobbygirl at April 25, 2006

phones don't ring they anouy people.

Posted by: barbara at April 25, 2006