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Brank87 Posted 14 years ago
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Hi guys! I'm here again with one little query.
Lately I've been developing a project that I want to suggest to the company I work for.
Even though I can't say much about the project, the idea is to offer a new services to this target market:
Foreign residents of a city who do not speak the language of the city
Tourists who do not speak the language of the city they visit
Tourists that speak the language of the city they visit
So the name I thought was “name of the city + OUTSIDERS” Ex: Paris Outsiders
The thing is that a Canadian friend of mine told me that "Outsiders" has a bad connotation in English. That I shouldn’t call this new service like that.
She suggested “name of the city + FOREIGNERS”.
Do u think as well that Outsiders has a bad connotation?
Thank u very much!!!
Lately I've been developing a project that I want to suggest to the company I work for.
Even though I can't say much about the project, the idea is to offer a new services to this target market:
Foreign residents of a city who do not speak the language of the city
Tourists who do not speak the language of the city they visit
Tourists that speak the language of the city they visit
So the name I thought was “name of the city + OUTSIDERS” Ex: Paris Outsiders
The thing is that a Canadian friend of mine told me that "Outsiders" has a bad connotation in English. That I shouldn’t call this new service like that.
She suggested “name of the city + FOREIGNERS”.
Do u think as well that Outsiders has a bad connotation?
Thank u very much!!!
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Please don't text in here—it annoys the bejesus out of me. Thanks. Yes, "outsiders" smacks of "outcasts".
- Please don't text in here—it annoys the bejesus out of me.
- Thanks.
- Yes, "outsiders" smacks of "outcasts".
- Outsiders do not belong.
- "Foreigners" is not much better.
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Please don't text in here—it annoys the bejesus out of me. Thanks. Yes, "outsiders" smacks of "outcasts". Outsiders do not belong. "Foreigners" is not much better. How about "Let's Talk Paris" or "Speaking of Paris" or "Paris Speaks"?
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Enoon! Thanks for your answer...
First... what do you mean by "Please don't text in here". Sorry if I offended you.
Good to know that outsiders smacks of outcasts... I know now that I have to change it for sure...
Your suggestions sound good but it doesn't go especifficaly to my target market.
If u are a foreigner in a city how whould u know this is a service exclusivel
First... what do you mean by "Please don't text in here". Sorry if I offended you.
Good to know that outsiders smacks of outcasts... I know now that I have to change it for sure...
Your suggestions sound good but it doesn't go especifficaly to my target market.
If u are a foreigner in a city how whould u know this is a service exclusivel
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I meant typing "u" for "you." I'm a crabby old cuss.
Without knowing the exact details of your project, I can't help much more than I have already tried to with a name, but "Paris Intercultural" just lies there dead like last week's roadkill. And I don't see how a name would attract a person who can't read it in the first place.
Without knowing the exact details of your project, I can't help much more than I have already tried to with a name, but "Paris Intercultural" just lies there dead like last week's roadkill. And I don't see how a name would attract a person who can't read it in the first place.
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