Comment on What are some out-of-the-box ideas you've heard of?
Zachariah@lemmy.world 1 day ago
“out-of-the-box” means standard
(it’s what came out of the box—just the way it was)
“outside-the-box” means unconventional or innovative (it was never even inside the box)
q1p_@lemmy.zip 20 hours ago
Bratosch@lemmy.world 17 hours ago
Have to agree that it’s still not what that expression means… Radio TECH was not always there. RadioWAVES were, but that is still not considered “out-of-the-box”. If I buy an Xbox controller and use it without modifying it, then I’m using it out-of-the-box.
q1p_@lemmy.zip 17 hours ago
Why? Everything can be discovered at some point of time, so it’s always kinda out-of-the-box.
(I’m not a native english speaker)