The Warning Detector That Didn’t Beep How do you know that a new technology is a “keeper?” When it’s conspicuous by its absence. Exhibit A: the warning detector that beeps in my car — but not my wife’s — as the driver backs up. Which explains how, driving her car and backing into a parking...Read More
Synch-ron-ate”: recording a show, then watching it — without commercials — so as to finish at the same time as the live telecast. –Proposed new word; Ross Kaplan. Want to watch the Oscars tonight, but not all the commercials? (inordinately bunched at the end — or at least, so it seems). If you have a...Read More
2020 Words of the Year Synch´-ron-ate” (verb): taping a TV or cable show, then watching it ” without commercials ” so as to finish at the same time as the live telecast.” ” Proposed addition to English language; Ross Kaplan. The competition for word(s) of the year is especially stiff this year. After all, thanks to...Read More
“Synch-ron-ate”: recording a show, then watching it ” without commercials ” so as to finish at the same time as the live telecast. Want to watch a major event like the Oscars, but hate commercials? You can watch it live, then take breaks or jump to other channels whenever there’s an interruption. Annoying (and fattening, assuming...Read More
. . . But Skipping the Commercials “Synch-ron-ate”: recording a show, then watching it ” without commercials ” so as to finish at the same time as the live telecast. Want to watch a major event like the Oscars, but hate commercials? You can watch it live, then take breaks or jump to other channels whenever...Read More
How to Time-Shift (Just a Little) “Synch-ron-ate” (verb): taping a TV or cable show, then watching it ” without commercials ” so as to finish at the same time as the live telecast. — Proposed addition to English language; Ross Kaplan. Almost four years ago, I proposed a new word, “synchronate,” to describe the practice of...Read More
