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am_Unition · 2229 days ago · link · · parent · post: Panasonic's human blinkers help people concentrate in open-plan offices
Those are blinders, not blinkers. Ohhhh the state of modern journalism Edit: ohhh the state of modern internet comments
user-inactivated · 2229 days ago · link ·
Not to contradict a Texan on horses, but wikipedia implies they're the same thing?
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The Texan is correct. Limeys call them "blinkers" as in "he's very blinkered in his outlook." Americans call the "blinders" as in " I must have blinders on when I walk around town because I didn't notice any of those new businesses that are opening." The limeys being limeys, however, will fully acknowledge that if you cover the whole head of the horse with a blinker, you can call it a blinder. The limeys think aluminum is spelled with two "i"s.