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Aaron Paul just turned on my XBox one
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TAJ
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
That must be another regional thing.
Sword Of Doom
Member
So a commercial demonstrating the Kinect for the $399 Xbox one?
EASTC0AST_GH05T
Member
Can we cut the malarkey and allow this thread to die. Sorry they didn't care to understand nor did they care to read a few sentences from what you was trying to say when you clearly explained in your post what you was trying to say. Some people would just much rather antagonize then to even try to understand. Ok its different it doesn't sound right its not proper to you stone the man to death because where he is from people use words differently then you do in 2014!
KCroxtonJr
Member
How is it unrelated? People are freaking out because he used the word cut to mean "on", since "on" is not usually something you attribute to the word cut.
cut the check, or cut a check (which either work, there is no "right one"), is pretty much the same thing. You're using the word cut to mean write, which if taken literally makes no sense.
That last sentence suggests that everyone has had a "check cut" to them, which is obviously not true, so I'm not sure why you even said that. Just because cutting a check is a more widely known phrase, doesn't give it any more sense or make it any more right to use.
Man, this is way off topic lol
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Yes, you can literally make sense out of those things, because they are not really "slang". That's not the point though. Cut the check means to write a check, not cut it from a larger sheet.
FantasticMrFoxdie
Mumber
I guess you can say Aaron Paul Xboned you
ReturnOfTheRAT
Member
Just be happy that a Need For Speed rental or purchase wasn't made for you.
Spine_Ripper
Member
Instead of talking about how a commercial that's advertising the new, kinectless Xbox One, which has an actor ironically utilizing the kinect the entire time, turned on a viewers Xbox through that amazing voice recognition, GAF decides it's a good time to talk about slang.
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Im suprised cut on is such an unknown term. Even more that its deemee ghetto
Im from la and i know the term.
Im from la and i know the term.
Wasn't this brought up a bit before launch before being reassured that Kinect can differentiate between voices making this unlikely? I remember hearing something like that after the one developer joked about using the PA system and Kinect to troll his/her coworkers by messing with their X1's...
I think most of us knew it'd still be present but still funny nonetheless, especially some of the troll videos.
I think most of us knew it'd still be present but still funny nonetheless, especially some of the troll videos.
The slang is worse because not only does it not make sense, it is used perfectly well in another sense. As a preposition to indicate where you are cutting. As in, "Don't cut on the linoleum, cut on the cutting board!", or more aggressively, "Say that again, and I'll start cutting on you!"
You're just wrong on the cheque thing. You cut the check from either its stub or the larger sheet of paper (for serious cheque users). It's not referring to writing it. Although personally, I write my checks in blood, and that requires cutting.
TitusGroan
Banned
I kinda think the ad proves just how tricky stuff like voice commands can be in real life. Sure, in films it always looks cool, because they never have to deal with distracting crap. Having your Xbone turn on because an ad happens to say a keyword just sounds like a damn nuisance. A simple power-on button on your controller not only seems like less work, but also less prone to fuck ups.
*Looks around*
...why the hell is everyone talking about slang?
*Looks around*
...why the hell is everyone talking about slang?
Not only that but the xbone in the commercial isn't even on.
Cow Goes Moo
Member
Couldn't you have just said Xbox Off to turn it off, op? or something like that
zeopower6
Member
The title was originally "Aaron Paul just cut on my XBox one" which led to some people wondering what it meant.
I understood it but I'd never really heard the phrase before.
The Faceless Master
Member
the thread about the commercial had lots of talk about how they were showing off Kinect features.
Cow Goes Moo
Member
ironically they ended it with advertising the non kinect bundle, seems counterproductive
yes I know it would be better to advertise a cheaper sku
KCroxtonJr
Member
Not sure if serious?
The problem is you guys are trying to be way to literal about slang lol. If you wan't to be so literal, cutting a check doesn't mean cutting out a check from a piece of paper, or writing one, it means both. It's the whole process of producing a check for payment.
Why did I even let myself become part of this convo...I think I'll just blame Aaron Paul for cutting on my emotions and leave.
It's called synecdoche. A part of the process represents the whole. Honestly, I'm not sure if you're serious. We're all used to slang that doesn't make sense; it's just being pointed out that this is one of those times, whereas all of your examples do make sense. *shrug*
The title was originally "Aaron Paul just cut on my XBox one" which led to some people wondering what it meant.
I understood it but I'd never really heard the phrase before.
Even if you've never heard the phrase you'd have to be pretty damn dense to not understand what the Op was saying.
It was definitely difficult to understand what OP was actually trying to say.
Wow, what a load of fuss over someone putting 'cut' on rather than 'turned on'?
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Quite funny a guy on telly saying 'Xbox On', turned on the Xbox though. Wonder if you were playing Xbox and had a telly on in the background, and he said 'Xbox Off' would it turn off?
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Quite funny a guy on telly saying 'Xbox On', turned on the Xbox though. Wonder if you were playing Xbox and had a telly on in the background, and he said 'Xbox Off' would it turn off?
This has been happening for awhile, especially in CoD: Ghost games where people will rename themselves to something that will trigger the Kinect. Until we have fully working AI that can recognise the pitch of your voice to differentiate you, this will keep happening.
We need better robots in other words.
We need better robots in other words.
Also, they probably offered a fuck ton of money that he simply couldn't refuse
larrybird33
Banned
who is aaron paul?
I thought he was linked to need for speed? Turns out he just had a need for amphetamines.
Gucci Messiah
Banned
The people who shit up this thread, jumping all over the OP and turning this whole conversation into a semantics debate, should be ashamed of themselves.
sixteen-bit
Member
i gotta play Sonic Racing Transformed with this kid
MrPressStart
Member
I have all the consoles... So I was getting ready to update them.
jim-jam bongs
Member
Play some games, bitch!
MrPressStart
Member
This. I need to use the voice commands more.
The Inventor
Member
Is that a bad thing? Do you feel your Xbox is cheating on you as it was turned on by someone else OP?
Edit: I returned and I still don't see the problem.
Edit: I returned and I still don't see the problem.
TheSlySoul
Member
A commercial turned on your system? Oh wow! That is bad design flaw Microsoft. No wonder they got rid of Kinect!
LMAO! Cleveland voice command.
itwasTuesday
He wasn't alone.
I like the cut of your jib op.
Would be funny if any tv show producers sneak a line like that is some sitcom in the future.
Would be funny if any tv show producers sneak a line like that is some sitcom in the future.
deafmedal
Member
I'm a service electrician and people constantly tell me about how they "cut on their light switch and..." Not nearly as annoying as "I touched it and got electrooo-cuted". Texas btw.
Nice to know I can now troll the little annoying Jonny's this summer... "Xbox off!" Or even better "Hey, if I say 'Xbox off!' what'll happen?!" right in the middle of an important COD online match...
Wonder if they'd be pissed *wink*
Nice to know I can now troll the little annoying Jonny's this summer... "Xbox off!" Or even better "Hey, if I say 'Xbox off!' what'll happen?!" right in the middle of an important COD online match...
Wonder if they'd be pissed *wink*
dcx4610
Member
My Xbone will always power itself on if a commercial comes on for Xbox One.
It hears "Xbox One" and interrupts it as "Xbox On".
Such a mess of a system. I couldn't believe it when I had a friend over and they just started shouting random commands to it and it worked. I had just assumed that how hard Kinect was being pushed that surely it would have user specific voice recognition.
It hears "Xbox One" and interrupts it as "Xbox On".
Such a mess of a system. I couldn't believe it when I had a friend over and they just started shouting random commands to it and it worked. I had just assumed that how hard Kinect was being pushed that surely it would have user specific voice recognition.