General E-Smoking Discussion
I've come to hate that word as of late. Should it not be General vaping Discussion?
I've come to hate that word as of late. Should it not be General vaping Discussion?
I cringe when I see the title of this particular forum
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IMO, the term used to generally describe the use of an e-cig should not be vaping .. we need to adopt a term that can be easily understood by the public at large if we expect to be accepted as a more healthy alternative to the analog ..
Well, if any of the public at large has come this far, I don't think "vaping" is going to put them off.
We are all entitled yo our opinions .. the general pubic does not identify with the term ..
To the OP: I AGREE wholeheartedly. I can't for the life of me figure out why ECF and so many vendors still use the smoking language, like e-cigarette forum. And you can see the language on the various vendor's sites that call this a great smoking experience. Is it any wonder that so many consider vaping no different from smoking when the smoking language is used for vaping.
Like so many others, I was always ashamed to be a smoker (and rightly so). Vaping took me away from that nasty habit and reputation and I was thrilled to not be ever be identified with smoking again. So naturally I don't like for vaping to be promoted by the vaping community as smoking.
Like so many others, I was always ashamed to be a smoker (and rightly so). Vaping took me away from that nasty habit and reputation and I was thrilled to not be ever be identified with smoking again. So naturally I don't like for vaping to be promoted by the vaping community as smoking.
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I have no problem with "e-cig". To me it's the difference between saying "I drive a car" and saying "I drive a sports car". Same thing but a lot better.
And people know the difference.
And people know the difference.
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I agree..."smoking" is just a nasty word. However, that's what most people use to identify it so I doubt it will ever change. It goes to show why we fall under the "smoking" laws...darn word.
Cigarette makes sense because its like a baby cigar - cigar-ette, Smoking makes sense because it emits smoke, you are burning and creating smoke.
Vaping makes sense because it emits vapor, PV makes sense because it is your Personal Vaporiser.
Why in the name of all things holy would we want to borrow a term that makes no sense when applied to the subject matter laterally.
Vaping makes sense because it emits vapor, PV makes sense because it is your Personal Vaporiser.
Why in the name of all things holy would we want to borrow a term that makes no sense when applied to the subject matter laterally.
I can't speak for anyone but myself, however, I believe a term that the public can identify with is important .. and vaping is not that term .. IMO .. it may be fine for those in the know, however, the general public is not going to understand it ..
It's interesting, isn't it? There are several threads on here suggesting a different name for the e-cig. There really is no simple answer.
This sort of points to a core issue.
To some, the appeal of the e-cigarette is that it is more like smoking and less like chewing gum or wearing a patch. I'm one of those smokers who actually enjoys smoking (present tense because I've thus far used my e-cig for a stable 80% cut-down to 4-5 cigarettes a day for the past year and a half). So I'm OK with "e-smoking." In fact, I sort of like the term because it reinforces the similarity of the two. For the non nicotine-using public (i.e., those who dislike smoking and smokers), there might be benefit in using a term that distances it from smoking. But this forum is mostly not for that public. I use "vaping," but I'm not crazy about the term as it sounds to me more like a sexual practice, or perhaps for some kind of activity we're not permitted to discuss here. I guess the most neutral term would involve "use," as in "general e-cigarette usage forum."
To some, the appeal of the e-cigarette is that it is more like smoking and less like chewing gum or wearing a patch. I'm one of those smokers who actually enjoys smoking (present tense because I've thus far used my e-cig for a stable 80% cut-down to 4-5 cigarettes a day for the past year and a half). So I'm OK with "e-smoking." In fact, I sort of like the term because it reinforces the similarity of the two. For the non nicotine-using public (i.e., those who dislike smoking and smokers), there might be benefit in using a term that distances it from smoking. But this forum is mostly not for that public. I use "vaping," but I'm not crazy about the term as it sounds to me more like a sexual practice, or perhaps for some kind of activity we're not permitted to discuss here. I guess the most neutral term would involve "use," as in "general e-cigarette usage forum."
I agree .. the bottom line really is terminology that is accepted and becomes common place within the public at large .. until there is such a term that is universally used, and universally accepted and recognized
And that term needs to be catchy, devoid of any misconception when used and not hint at anything strange ..
I like the term vaping. I call my "electronic cigarette mod" my vape. "Hold on a sec, gotta grab my vape" Thats just me. I'm puffing vapor out of my vaporizer, I like to call that vaping 
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I had an outsider at work do a double take when he saw me take a toot. He said, "What the hell are YOU smoking?" I said,"I'm NOT smoking anything. I'm vaping." So, yea, I tend to use that term as well.I like the term vaping. I call my "electronic cigarette mod" my vape. "Hold on a sec, gotta grab my vape" Thats just me. I'm puffing vapor out of my vaporizer, I like to call that vaping
I like that it diferenciates me from smoking. Yes its similar, but I'm certainly not smoking.
And just to add i pronounce it Vape-ing not how it looks like it would Rhyme with clapping.
I suppose I could see how some might think that using vaporizing type terms might make some people think of illicit substances, but I guess I just dont make that kind of correlation.
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I have to agree with the OP. It should be vaping IMO. E-smoking is an oxymoron. I think it is incorrect scientifically, medically, and legally. ECF's saving grace is that it may be older than the term "vaping".
And before we get into it further... yes... I know it's not vapor either (because we can see it). This comes up every once and a while. There's another 1000 post thread somewhere. But "Vaping" is the best term we have now. It is actually a condensate. Condensating doesn't exactly roll off the tongue, now does it? We just don't have a better term for it. "Fog" has been suggested, and not well received overall. I wish I could find that old thread.
Nicquid->Heat->Vapor (gas, invisible) ->cooling/condensing -> niquid condensate (tiny droplets of nicquid & water) AKA "Vapor" in the vernacular
I agree with the OP that it can be separated from smoking, even in the vernacular, since there is no combustion and no carbon monoxide.
And before we get into it further... yes... I know it's not vapor either (because we can see it). This comes up every once and a while. There's another 1000 post thread somewhere. But "Vaping" is the best term we have now. It is actually a condensate. Condensating doesn't exactly roll off the tongue, now does it? We just don't have a better term for it. "Fog" has been suggested, and not well received overall. I wish I could find that old thread.
Nicquid->Heat->Vapor (gas, invisible) ->cooling/condensing -> niquid condensate (tiny droplets of nicquid & water) AKA "Vapor" in the vernacular
I agree with the OP that it can be separated from smoking, even in the vernacular, since there is no combustion and no carbon monoxide.
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Absolutely disagree (with respect). The public may be better able to identify with it... and mis-identify it... by using that term, but that doesn't make it correct. Some people's lives could even be in danger. What if they say they haven't smoked in years... on insurance... and then get denied coverage/care because they vape? Helping the public get it wrong is not what most of us want. We need a new term. Vaping is it until we find something better, IMO.
People get used to new terms all the time. How long did it take for people to get used to "Twitter?" and "Tweet". Don't be scared of new terms. Bluntly, calling it smoking is wrong. It isn't smoking. It really isn't. Do you call using the patch "Smoking" so people have a verb for it? What about the nicotine inhaler? They don't call it the nicotine smoker, do they?
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I am in maine. No offense to my fellow statesmen and women, but Maine is not always up with the newest goings on, so to speak. I have had several folks come up to me and say, "How cool. You're vaping, aren't you?" I was blown away! Even though my hubby and I are the only ones in my family who vape, there are now about 30 members of my family who are familiar with the term "vaping".
I call me eGo a pv, and anyone who knows me knows what that means.
I don't mind the term "vape or vaping", but I'm not crazy about "e cigarette", but I don't mind "e cig" as much. It seems to me we're stuck with them. Word has and is spreading like wildfire, and I think it's too late to change terminology now.
I call me eGo a pv, and anyone who knows me knows what that means.
I don't mind the term "vape or vaping", but I'm not crazy about "e cigarette", but I don't mind "e cig" as much. It seems to me we're stuck with them. Word has and is spreading like wildfire, and I think it's too late to change terminology now.
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