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Guest123_x1 March 30th, 2016 7:08 PM

Hard time getting used to the new name
 
Every so often, a company, product, or even a forum user will change its name. In many cases, the majority of us will get used to the previous name, that it's hard for us to adjust to the new name. Sometimes, long after such a name change, one will continue to refer to that entity under its former name.

What are some entities that have changed their name in your lifetime that you still frequently use the former name of?


Whether I use a company, product, or forum member's old name long after a name change depends on whether the old name sounds better to me.
Among the previous names I still frequently use are:
  • S. C. Johnson & Son, which currently bills itself in advertising as "S. C. Johnson - A Family Company", to me, will always be "S. C. Johnson Wax".
  • I often still think of Fiat Chrysler as "Chrysler Corporation" (the original name of the company before its 1998 buyout by what was then Daimler-Benz).
  • I frequently refer to Michigan utility giant Consumers Energy under its pre-1997 name of "Consumers Power".
  • I even think of certain forum members on here and other places as still having their previous names. For example, I still think of Ludger as "Sydian" and "Alli".

Additionally, when I write historical information about companies that have since changed their name or merged with another company, I will use the name said company had at the time I refer to within such articles, for historical context. As an example, if I were to talk about what historical stuff at Verizon from before its formation in 2000 (with the merger of Bell Atlantic and GTE), I use whatever predecessor company name was in use at the time I'm referring to and specify which company whose operations I'm talking about.

Margot March 30th, 2016 7:15 PM

For me, the only one that stands out is Chicago's Willis Tower. I call it the Sears Tower so often that I get genuinely taken aback when I hear tourists or friends visiting from out of town call it by it's new name. It'll always be the Sears Tower to me.

starseed galaxy auticorn March 30th, 2016 8:06 PM

Bank one Ballpark used to be the Arizona Diamonbacks baseball field. Everyone called it Bob for short. Then, Chase bought it out. It became Chase field instead... which still doesn't have that ring to it like the first name used to have. :c

Arylett Charnoa March 31st, 2016 10:47 AM

Whenever something or somebody's name changes, I try to respect this as much as I can, by forcing the old name out of usage and making myself use the new name. But if names are changed too frequently, then I go with the first name I knew of. This happens a lot on the internet in particular.

So this usually doesn't happen to me, really. I can't think of any examples in particular for a frequent name changer because I don't talk to the people who used to do that much anymore, meaning I don't use their names. I suppose the most I can say is that I sometimes refer to Square Enix as Squaresoft.

moon March 31st, 2016 10:55 AM

Yea, user Castform still reads as jellicentfan1 to me.

EC March 31st, 2016 12:15 PM

Jacobs Field will always be Jacobs Field to me.

Fannie April 1st, 2016 7:38 AM

Jif cleaning products changing to Cif changed my life. Psh, not really I don't clean. My brother is a pre-T transguy and I have trouble remembering when and when not to use his new name.

Guest123_x1 April 1st, 2016 3:16 PM

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Originally Posted by pikadots (Post 9184845)
Bank one Ballpark used to be the Arizona Diamonbacks baseball field. Everyone called it Bob for short. Then, Chase bought it out. It became Chase field instead... which still doesn't have that ring to it like the first name used to have. :c

Speaking of sports venues: I'm having a hard time adjusting to the name "Dort Federal Credit Union Event Center" for what was previously the Perani Arena in Flint. Years ago, when the Perani Arena name came into use, I had a really hard time for quite a few years adjusting, and still wanted to call that venue by its long-time original name, IMA Sports Arena.

Also, speaking of Bank One and Chase-I had a hard time adjusting to the Bank One name when that brand replaced NBD (National Bank of Detroit) in my region.

Blah April 1st, 2016 3:38 PM

I used to be named FBI agent. Clearly we dropped the "agent" and became more than one person. We quite like the change.


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