[Proposal] transmit → send

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  • July 24, 2026 at 9:05 pm #1520
    zhonglish
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    This is a proposal to retire the word transmit in favor of send.

    Latin root. \”Transmit data\” → \”send data.\” Radio transmits; you send.

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    July 24, 2026 at 10:20 pm #1857
    willpets
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    ‘Transmit’ is what radios did in the 1920s. Today we send files, messages, data. Nobody transmits anything unless they’re filling out a customs form.

    Send is faster, friendlier, and doesn’t sound like you’re wearing a headset.

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