Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 9th Mar 2007 16:08 UTC
"Not too long ago, ad agencies, design firms and other creative companies were about the only businesses that widely deployed Macintosh computers to their employees. But for a number of reasons, word of the benefits of Apple hardware - and software - on enterprise desktops is now spreading."
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2006-06-23
Can someone help me out here? I love Macs, but I'm just curious why they are so often referred to as "the Mac".
Do you ever notice that? Why not "a Mac", or "my Mac", or "her Mac", or "his Mac", or "your Mac", ...? I admit I'm baffled. You don't see this with other things. People don't generally say "the PC" or "the Dell", but time and time again you see and hear people refer to Macintosh computers as "the Mac".
For example... "I can do that on the Mac." Why not say "I can do that on a Mac.", or "I can do that on my Mac."? Or even "A Mac is great for that sort of thing."
No no... it's always (at least more often then not) "the Mac".
I think I'll start using this for everything:
The Mother is coming to see The Son. The Car will be used to transport The Mother along with The Gifts for The Grandson. The Grandson is a big fan of The Gifts. Just keep The Gifts coming and The Grandson will be occupied throughout The Day.
Ahh... Is there a reason this phrase "the Mac" is so common? Maybe we just need to branch out a little. Of course the English has never been my strong suit so maybe I'm just missing something. ;-)