[russdog]

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Originally Posted by m00hk00h Look, I'm from Germany - I don't have any of your examples in my every-day language use. And you can be sure that I call things by their real names.

Ah, I failed to notice where you're from... my bad... you know we silly Americans think everything is centered here

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Originally Posted by m00hk00h A "walkman", that's not from Sony, is just a "portable cassette player".

Sorry, but it *is* a Sony brand name... it just became part of everyday language because of the way Sony invented and dominated that particular market.

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Originally Posted by m00hk00h And you can be sure that I call things by their real names.

Better stop saying "walkman" then... unless it's a Sony

 

[m00hk00h]

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Originally Posted by russdog Sorry, but it *is* a Sony brand name... it just became part of everyday language because of the way Sony invented and dominated that particular market... Better stop saying "walkman" then... unless it's a Sony

Little misunderstanding here!
Read it again, what i meant is that every portable casette player that's actually not a Sony IS just a "portable casette player" - not a "walkman" (unless it's a Sony).
I did not mean that "walkman" is NOT a brand of Sony.
You get the point.

Maybe it's my fault, i just expresed myself in a (kind of) "german" way. You have to excuse me, english is not my native language.

m00h (who has music playin' in his brain at the moment...and it's gooooooood...)

 

[photek]

I wish listening to loud music actually IMPROVED your hearing, instead of the other way around.

 

[Budley007]

This phenomenon isn't exclusive to music. It happens with any long exposure to repetitive sounds. When's the last time you've heard waves after spending all day at a relatively remote beach? I've even heard birds from my water faucet after playing golf all day.

I don't know why this Dr. Aziz has singled out music or feels that this is something dangerous. A nap has always cured my "hallucinations" and I don't think that I'll be cutting back on golf or going to the beach just to keep it from happening again. And those poor dear souls that perform full-time in an orchestra or band must be complete lunatics by now. Ummm, ya Doc...whatever you say.

 

[Csidinim]

the article is substantially pointless because it is written under the assumption that there is such a thing as objective music. afterall there is such a genre as noise, not to mention an entire popular movement two generations ago led by such admired artists (another loose term) as johnny cage. what is noise in a quiet office room and what is music is not up to some person with cheap writing to decide.

 

[mypasswordis]

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"People who are bombarded by music tend to hear music," said Dr Aziz.

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