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New Words and Old People, Let the Confusion Begin

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Services for Real Estate Pros with Ward County Notary Services 607851

Minot Real Estate

Freezing In NDIn North Dakota when you step out of the house in January you say:

ooooh burrr

I dare say that if you suggest to someone from North Dakota that they call Uber for a ride they would would look at you with a blank stare and wonder what the heck you are talking about.

The word uber only came to my attention in the last year and from that point until earlier this week I assumed uber meant only one thing, an unlicensed taxi service.

WRONG again Bob-O

Of course the internet has all the answers and it says "uber" means: denoting an outstanding or supreme example of a particular kind of person or thing.

I also learned that it is really relatively new to the English language: Brought to the mainstream in the early 80's by hardcore American punk band, the Dead Kennedys

As a Realtor I'm always careful about what words I choose. Customers/clients may feel uncomfortable when you use words they have no clue as to their meaning. No one wants to feel "uncool" or even worse stupid.

I recommend that if you hear a new word you check it out before using it in a conversation with others. It doesn't hurt to keep abreast of new words by going to an online dictionary and requesting what new words have been added recently. It will expand your vocabulary and may be a reminder that many of your clients have yet to hear or understand it.

Keep on top of Real Estate knowledge and offer your clients uber service.

Minot Real Estate

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Comments (11)

Conrad Allen
Re/Max Professional Associates - Webster, MA
Webster, Ma, Realtor

Hi Bob.  Nobody would ever call you uncool.  Words do mean a lot.

May 27, 2016 02:01 AM
Bob "RealMan" Timm

Thanks for the "cool" compliment Conrad Allen 

May 27, 2016 02:24 AM
Robert Havana
Park and Protect- Alberta Real Estate License Parking - Calgary, AB
Alberta Real Estate License Parking

Yes it is a strange word, and even stranger name for a new company.  Lots of the new companies seem to go the route of trying to find the most obscure name they can

May 27, 2016 02:10 AM
Bob "RealMan" Timm

I'd say that goes for parents naming their kids as well Robert May 

May 27, 2016 02:25 AM
Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Napa Consultants - Carpinteria, CA
Luxury Real Estate Branding, Marketing & Strategy

Bob,

It was used in the rallying cry during Hitler times, Deutschland uber alles!  Germany above all.  There was also a real estate website company called UberAgent.  I believe they were located in Canada.  A

May 27, 2016 02:20 AM
Bob "RealMan" Timm

Very interesting A or Ron and Alexandra Seigel , I did not know that. 

May 27, 2016 02:26 AM
Mimi Foster
Falcon Property Company - Colorado Springs, CO
Voted Colorado Springs Best Realtor

I have five daughters and a college-aged granddaughter. That makes it a lot easier to keep up with the 'cool,' but I must admit it was a lot of fun to listen to my 35-year-old daughter explain to the surgeon yesterday what 'on fleek' means. LOL

May 27, 2016 02:24 AM
Mimi Foster

It's the quality of being perfect. Started in 2014 originally to describe eyebrows, of all things, and now just means - Her outfit was on fleek, the house was on fleek, his performance was on fleek. Clear as mud?

May 27, 2016 04:01 AM
Bob "RealMan" Timm

Your dayghter is going to have to explain what "on flee" means to me as well Mimi Foster 

May 27, 2016 03:56 AM
Jeff Dowler, CRS
eXp Realty of California, Inc. - Carlsbad, CA
The Southern California Relocation Dude

Keeping up with the changes in our English language, the slang, local idioms and pop culture phrases can drive you nuts.

I think you're a pretty cool guy living in a cool place, Bob!

And now, thanks to Mimi Foster and Google I know what "on fleek" means.

Jeff 

May 27, 2016 02:45 AM
Bob "RealMan" Timm

Thaks for the cool compliment Jeff Dowler CRS and now I too will Google "on fleek".

May 27, 2016 03:57 AM
Grant Schneider
Performance Development Strategies - Armonk, NY
Your Coach Helping You Create Successful Outcomes

Hi Bob - I would say you are still uber cool even if you had not heard the word.

May 27, 2016 03:47 AM
Bob "RealMan" Timm

Right back at ya Grant Schneider , have a GREAT weekend.

May 27, 2016 03:58 AM
Marte Cliff
Marte Cliff Copywriting - Priest River, ID
Your real estate writer

Hmmm... had anyone asked me the meaning of that word, I think I would have said "more." I guess I was close. 

May 27, 2016 04:51 AM
Bob "RealMan" Timm

Your educated guess was better than mine was Marte Cliff , it sounded like baby talk to me.

May 27, 2016 09:53 AM
Gary L. Waters Broker Associate, Bucci Realty
Bucci Realty, Inc. - Melbourne, FL
Eighteen Years Experience in Brevard County

Interesting.   It is good to expand my vocabulary so as I get older I have more extra words to forget when the memory fades!

May 27, 2016 07:55 AM
Bob "RealMan" Timm

Great plan Gary L. Waters, Broker Owner, Waters Realty of Brevard, LLC  I've know people that if they forgot 4 cuss words they wouldn't have anything to say.

May 27, 2016 09:54 AM
Sheri Sperry - MCNE®
Coldwell Banker Realty - Sedona, AZ
(928) 274-7355 ~ YOUR Solutions REALTOR®

Hi Bob, I work hard not to use a word if I am not sure of it's meaning. I have a dictionary/thesaurus right on the computer. 

May 27, 2016 08:46 AM
Bob "RealMan" Timm

I like keeping both around as well Sheri Sperry - MCNE . My mom was always encouraging me to use new words and at the same time she would rag on me because I couldn't spell anything. (Learn more words Bobby so you can mispell them too!)

May 27, 2016 09:56 AM
Noah Seidenberg
Coldwell Banker - Evanston, IL
Chicagoland and Suburbs (800) 858-7917

I have not seen the need Bob. I don't need to take taxis either.

May 27, 2016 03:31 PM
Bob "RealMan" Timm

I think I've had one Taxi ride in my life Noah Seidenberg and I think I'd rather use a licensed service (like Checker Cab) than get into an unlicensed car with who know what kind of felon possibly driving.

May 27, 2016 11:29 PM
Gabe Sanders
Real Estate of Florida specializing in Martin County Residential Homes, Condos and Land Sales - Stuart, FL
Stuart Florida Real Estate

Good morning Bob.  I have my step son on speed dial so that I can have answers and definitions for words and phrases that are beyond me.  

May 27, 2016 09:16 PM