Komountain Posted 21 years ago
Vocabulary
bud lover
0 I quoted a whole paragraph from an article dealing with wireless headphones for iPod. 02 br
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00 [Since I typically use Sony Street-Style headphones, the larger wraparound style didn't weigh me down, though 01 b 00 bud lovers 02 b 00 certainly will have to adjust. Though you can use the headphones at up to 30 feet from the iPod itself, this is really for close-in convenience. Instead of having a cord dangling awkwardly from your head down to your pocket, purse or backpack, you have the freedom to hide your iPod away. Set your playlist, drop it in your bag, then wander around, letting people on the sidewalk, at the gym or on the bus wonder where your music comes from.] 02 br
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00 What does the word 'bud' in the emboldened phrase mean? 02 br
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00 Is it short for 'buddy' so that 01 b 00 bud lovers 02 b 00 may mean those who love to carry the headphones with them as their sidekicks 02 br
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00 simply a bud like a flower bud so that it may metaphorically mean a 'fresh gadget' or 'brandnew item'? 0-
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00 [Since I typically use Sony Street-Style headphones, the larger wraparound style didn't weigh me down, though 01 b 00 bud lovers 02 b 00 certainly will have to adjust. Though you can use the headphones at up to 30 feet from the iPod itself, this is really for close-in convenience. Instead of having a cord dangling awkwardly from your head down to your pocket, purse or backpack, you have the freedom to hide your iPod away. Set your playlist, drop it in your bag, then wander around, letting people on the sidewalk, at the gym or on the bus wonder where your music comes from.] 02 br
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00 What does the word 'bud' in the emboldened phrase mean? 02 br
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00 Is it short for 'buddy' so that 01 b 00 bud lovers 02 b 00 may mean those who love to carry the headphones with them as their sidekicks 02 br
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00 or 02 br
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00 simply a bud like a flower bud so that it may metaphorically mean a 'fresh gadget' or 'brandnew item'? 0-
Top answer
0 Hello, Komountain, 02 br 02 br 00 Maybe it is to do with the shape of the headphones? 0-
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0 Hello, Komountain, 02 br
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00 Maybe it is to do with the shape of the headphones? Here a "bud" could refer to the small earplugs (bud-shaped) you put into your ears, as opposed to the "larger wraparound style". 0-
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00 Maybe it is to do with the shape of the headphones? Here a "bud" could refer to the small earplugs (bud-shaped) you put into your ears, as opposed to the "larger wraparound style". 0-
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Oh, that does help me understand more clearly! Thanks a lot, pieanne.
My decades-long attempt to stay away from civilization has made me less hep about things modern.
I also thank you, LanguageLover, for your reinforcing aye.
My decades-long attempt to stay away from civilization has made me less hep about things modern.
I also thank you, LanguageLover, for your reinforcing aye.
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Here's a comment I stole from another website:
There seem to be several different terms being used, depending on the way the new headsets are made. There are all sorts of models for cell phones:
There seem to be several different terms being used, depending on the way the new headsets are made. There are all sorts of models for cell phones:
headsets--wire and wireless
hands free set
earbud
ear pieces
mini
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