GotNoRice
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I've had an ongoing debate about this for a while, and i'd like to hear your opinions.
Let's say that you were talking about your computer. Would you say:
"My computer has a displayport"
or
"My computer has a displayport port"
The first example rolls off the tongue nicely, but that is primarily a result of "displayport" being pronounced the same as "display port", except that in reality "displayport" is only one word, and it's a name. From a logical perspective, I think it makes more sense to say port afterward, the same way you would if you exchanged the name of the port for any other port. As an example, you wouldn't say "My computer has a VGA", you would say "My computer has a VGA port". Of course, it sounds strange to say "port" twice in the case of displayport. You could probably avoid the issue by saying something like "My computer has a displayport output", but given the two options in the poll, what would you choose?
Let's say that you were talking about your computer. Would you say:
"My computer has a displayport"
or
"My computer has a displayport port"
The first example rolls off the tongue nicely, but that is primarily a result of "displayport" being pronounced the same as "display port", except that in reality "displayport" is only one word, and it's a name. From a logical perspective, I think it makes more sense to say port afterward, the same way you would if you exchanged the name of the port for any other port. As an example, you wouldn't say "My computer has a VGA", you would say "My computer has a VGA port". Of course, it sounds strange to say "port" twice in the case of displayport. You could probably avoid the issue by saying something like "My computer has a displayport output", but given the two options in the poll, what would you choose?