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dobrawaa
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Clicker or remote control?
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I �ve got a question concerning the word - clicker. Can we use it to talk about a remote control? Somebody told me that only children use it. Is it true?
Thanks very much for your help.
Ania
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26 Mar 2011
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Kate (kkcat)
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Hi,
kids use it and I heard it used sometimes in AmE...most people, though, use the word �remote �.
Have a good day!
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26 Mar 2011
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yanogator
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It is common in AmE, among adults as well as children. Bruce |
26 Mar 2011
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Apodo
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We use remote here (Austalia) - I �ve never heard it called a clicker, though others may have.
What is the usual term in the UK? |
26 Mar 2011
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lshorton99
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Remote (control) is the UK term. I �ve never heard clicker either!
Lindsey
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27 Mar 2011
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libertybelle
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I have a children�s story with the word clicker - but have never heard adults just the word.
My dad called it a zapper because we zapped through the channels!
I call it a remote.
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27 Mar 2011
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leelei
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It �s called a remote control or a clicker. It �s also called a channel changer. In my family, we call it a clicker or a channel changer. Really people, brush up on your vocab or watch more tv! |
27 Mar 2011
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Daisee
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It has different names depending where you hail from & what standard English your country uses: UK or US english.
Remote and clicker are same but clicker is predominantly US english (I believe) |
27 Mar 2011
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Jayho
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Like Apodo said we use remote. Never heard it called a clicker. |
27 Mar 2011
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tech_teacher
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Clicker is generally used to refer to that device that opens garage doors. |
27 Mar 2011
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Jayho
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Not here it�s not, we call that a remote too. English might be universal but it�s not the same everywhere. |
27 Mar 2011
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