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GPS is ΠΣΣ = Παγκόσμιο σύστημα στιγματοθέτησης or θεσιθεσίας in greek, with those words not really used in everyday life.
How do you pronounce GPS in Greek? τζι-πι-ές ? γου-που-σου ? γάμμα-πι-σίγμα ?
In order to avoid such ugly-sounding Grenglish i propose a Greek abbreviation, based on the first syllable of each of those longer words:
Το πασύσστι! (LOL)
Φέρε μου το πασύστι.
:-P
While I agree that these are odd and even ugly they are not a result of our suggestions but derive from current use in Greece. We are reflecting what you will hear used. In time a more Greek sounding "word/phrase" will immerge as so often happens with loan words but we cannot impose them.
In Greek ΠΣΣ would not be used that way. It describes the system and not the device. You can use συσκευή πλοήγησης or ποληγητής if you want to use Greek. Both are used and understood, but τζιπιές is used more.
Yes but we usually capitalize it. So it should be written as "GPS" and not "gps".
Yes. "Fetch me" should be accepted as an alternative to "bring me"... DL mod?
In this contect "to get" would mean to acquire, which does not have the same connotation as "to bring/fetch" something.
Perhaps it's an AE thing...but we "get" a great deal as "to bring". "Fetch" is not very much used in the US. But I'd not say..."fetch me the GPS" but rather..."fetch the GPS".
