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It’s “because”.
Who tf calls it a Xerox anymore?
I mean, if it’s literally made by Xerox then that’s how I’d refer to it.
Because Xerox had market dominance back in the 70s, it used to be the default term for photocopying. But now photocopying is the default term youtu.be/PZbqAMEwtOE
Who says photocopying? Copier or copy machine is what everyone I’ve known says.
The same guy who needs to abbreviate “the fuck” doesn’t understand why people call “photocopy” (r syllable) “xerox” (4 syllable) ?
Well, when you give people the reason of your requests they get to make the value judgment of your needs over theirs and most of the time theirs are just fine being delayed a bit.