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Title: Random thought. I like to say "Repo" instead of "Repro".
Post by: marioxb on December 11, 2016, 10:29:11 AM: I was just thinking about the Transformers site that sells replacement stickers for the toys. In my mind it's repolabels, but it's really of course reprolabels, for reproduction. Same thing applies for the "fake" game cartridges.

Repo just sounds more natural. Repro sounds like Scooby Doo talking. "Reep-ro! The killer is around the corner, Shaggy!"
Title: Re: Random thought. I like to say "Repo" instead of "Repro".
Post by: sheep2001 on December 11, 2016, 10:41:41 AM: I hate when people say repo. Repo is short for repossessed. It makes me all angry inside! ::)
Title: Re: Random thought. I like to say "Repo" instead of "Repro".
Post by: marioxb on December 11, 2016, 01:45:47 PM: Yeah, but repro sounds funny to say. "Ree-pro". Nah, don't like it. I'll just say copy.
Title: Re: Random thought. I like to say "Repo" instead of "Repro".
Post by: Seraph Man on December 11, 2016, 06:53:50 PM: I'll write Repro, but I'll say repo. I agree, audibly, you sound like Scooby Doo.
Title: Re: Random thought. I like to say "Repo" instead of "Repro".
Post by: SegaNomadman on December 11, 2016, 08:50:21 PM: I say "ree-pro", it only sounds weird if you pronounce it "reep-ro".
Title: Re: Random thought. I like to say "Repo" instead of "Repro".
Post by: Taketheword on December 11, 2016, 09:19:14 PM: Quote from: Sega Nomadman on December 11, 2016, 08:50:21 PM
I say "ree-pro", it only sounds weird if you pronounce it "reep-ro".

This^. Repro probably only sounds weird because you're used to saying "repo". If I saw a "Repo Cartridge" for sale, I would guess it had been repossessed from a negligent owner :D.
Title: Re: Random thought. I like to say "Repo" instead of "Repro".
Post by: wiggy on December 11, 2016, 11:46:28 PM: Repo just makes me think of the "repo man" (as in repossession).

It doesn't sound at all "right" when referring to a reproduction in my mind.

Quote from: Seraph Man on December 11, 2016, 06:53:50 PM
I'll write Repro, but I'll say repo. I agree, audibly, you sound like Scooby Doo.

This makes no sense at all :-\
Title: Re: Random thought. I like to say "Repo" instead of "Repro".
Post by: Megatron on December 11, 2016, 11:50:46 PM: Quote from: wiggy on December 11, 2016, 11:46:28 PM

This makes no sense at all :-\

Ru-roh!

...yeah, I don't like REPO either
Title: Re: Random thought. I like to say "Repo" instead of "Repro".
Post by: FritzWhite on December 11, 2016, 11:53:18 PM: Quote from: sheep2001 on December 11, 2016, 10:41:41 AM
I hate when people say repo. Repo is short for repossessed. It makes me all angry inside! ::)
(http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e42/sherdogwebmaster/WuLbJB4_zps7tpghfh0.gif)
Title: Re: Random thought. I like to say "Repo" instead of "Repro".
Post by: TDIRunner on December 12, 2016, 12:33:08 AM: I hate the term repro too, but I don't like substituting repo any better.
Title: Re: Random thought. I like to say "Repo" instead of "Repro".
Post by: shenske on December 12, 2016, 10:01:54 AM: Is this a 'thing' that people actually do?
I'll echo many of the others here.

REPO = Repossession

REPRO = Reproduction

... That's it
Title: Re: Random thought. I like to say "Repo" instead of "Repro".
Post by: Arseen on December 12, 2016, 11:23:15 AM: And this is how you pronounce it:
https://translate.google.com/?hl=fi#fi/en/repro
Title: Re: Random thought. I like to say "Repo" instead of "Repro".
Post by: TDIRunner on December 12, 2016, 11:55:11 AM: To add to what I said earlier. I hate the term repro, but I will write is in forums. However, since I hate saying it out loud, I will just say reproduction. I won't ever say repo.
Title: Re: Random thought. I like to say "Repo" instead of "Repro".
Post by: SegaNomadman on December 13, 2016, 07:26:06 PM: Quote from: Taketheword on December 11, 2016, 09:19:14 PM
If I saw a "Repo Cartridge" for sale, I would guess it had been repossessed from a negligent owner :D.

Yep, it needs to be done from time to time. Have you seen the abuse! :(
(http://img07.deviantart.net/4402/i/2010/149/e/1/smashed_nes_by_sekretsu.jpg)
Title: Re: Random thought. I like to say "Repo" instead of "Repro".
Post by: palmer6strings on December 21, 2016, 06:06:23 PM: I am pretty adamant about using words correctly. It angers me when people use words lazily and incorrectly. I know there are accidents from time to time and I'm cool with that.
I've never had a problem with calling it a repro.

Oh, and please tell me that NES just accidentally fell off the back of a truck...
Title: Re: Random thought. I like to say "Repo" instead of "Repro".
Post by: SegaNomadman on December 21, 2016, 07:19:23 PM: Quote from: palmer6strings on December 21, 2016, 06:06:23 PM
Oh, and please tell me that NES just accidentally fell off the back of a truck...

I hate to think of what happened here, especially considering a Gameboy survived the Gulf War.