Trav Le Bleu Posted 1 March 2013 Posted 1 March 2013 Vote! Ok, so now you've voted, let me explain. Royal Mail has decided that all staff should stop using the word "packet" and only use "parcel". Why? Because it is felt that the general public don't understand what a packet is... . True story. Anyway, just thought I'd test the waters to see how thick the general public is, not being able to understand synonyms (I'll let you off if you don't know that one.)
Yojoe36 Posted 1 March 2013 Posted 1 March 2013 None of them. It's binary data sent from one computer to another.
davieG Posted 1 March 2013 Posted 1 March 2013 Denying their history A "packet ship" was originally a vessel employed to carry post office mail packets to and from British embassies, colonies and outposts.
Mike Oxlong Posted 1 March 2013 Posted 1 March 2013 I thought it was just another term for lunchbox. When I'm walking through Highcross in my skinny jeans lots of girls give me an admiring glance and a smile and say "nice packet".
Fox92 Posted 1 March 2013 Posted 1 March 2013 None of them. It's binary data sent from one computer to another. Was going to post the same thing.
AyewJoking Posted 1 March 2013 Posted 1 March 2013 you mean Royal Mail decided the only people who know what it means are white british so they had to change the terminology so as not to offend the masses?
Captain... Posted 1 March 2013 Posted 1 March 2013 Vote! Ok, so now you've voted, let me explain. Royal Mail has decided that all staff should stop using the word "packet" and only use "parcel". Why? Because it is felt that the general public don't understand what a packet is... . True story. Anyway, just thought I'd test the waters to see how thick the general public is, not being able to understand synonyms (I'll let you off if you don't know that one.) To be fair it is quite ambiguous, and in my eyes a packet is smaller than a parcel, like a packet of crisps, or a packet of sweets, I would generally call what gets delivered as a package or a parcel, rarely a packet, I would know exactly what someone meant if they said a packet arrived for you today, but I would never say that.
AyewJoking Posted 1 March 2013 Posted 1 March 2013 packet of crisps dont like bag of crisps, sounds common. packet , package or parcel, it still arrives at 2:30pm
Guest Posted 1 March 2013 Posted 1 March 2013 The word paquet exists in French however they commonly use colis for parcel.
Zingari Posted 1 March 2013 Posted 1 March 2013 Packet is a chizzet word for a refusal or order to stop doing something , as in " packet in !"
Harry - LCFC Posted 1 March 2013 Posted 1 March 2013 - A form of packaging, often used in shops to enclose small savoury items such as nuts or crisps. The word "parcel" really isn't the right word as it's a separate thing. You had to define packet rather than just give an alternative but similar word.
The Year Of The Fox Posted 1 March 2013 Posted 1 March 2013 Vote! Ok, so now you've voted, let me explain. Royal Mail has decided that all staff should stop using the word "packet" and only use "parcel". Why? Because it is felt that the general public don't understand what a packet is... . True story. Anyway, just thought I'd test the waters to see how thick the general public is, not being able to understand synonyms (I'll let you off if you don't know that one.) Parcel was the most obvious answer, I was trying to think outside the box pardon the pun
Rincewind Posted 1 March 2013 Posted 1 March 2013 I always thought packet was a small parcel. When I worked in a warehouse we had packers who put things in boxes which were known as cartons. Can't think of another name that describes the job unless you say stuffer and that may cause offense.
scottthefox Posted 1 March 2013 Posted 1 March 2013 I thought it was just another term for lunchbox. When I'm walking through Highcross in my skinny jeans lots of girls give me an admiring glance and a smile and say "nice packet". Think you've got slightly confused with the term 'package'....
Webbo Posted 1 March 2013 Posted 1 March 2013 Is there such a person as a paceler? Or even a parceler.
cambridgefox Posted 1 March 2013 Posted 1 March 2013 I always thought packet was a small parcel. When I worked in a warehouse we had packers who put things in boxes which were known as cartons. Can't think of another name that describes the job unless you say stuffer and that may cause offense. in my trade I sell cartons,when a customer wants a box,then we make them on a case maker!Confusing.
Alexikokopops Posted 2 March 2013 Posted 2 March 2013 None of them. It's binary data sent from one computer to another. That was my first thought. I came on to post it, thinking I was the business, and it's the first reply
flowwolf Posted 2 March 2013 Posted 2 March 2013 A packet is a small steam boat or a female member of a pakistani singing group.
Zingari Posted 2 March 2013 Posted 2 March 2013 A packet is a type of geometric design wood floor covering or a species of small parrot . Neither of which should be sent though the post , so I'm surprised it's taken this long for the Royal Mail to put a stop to it.
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