Maybe back in the 13th century, when the "spectacles" (eye glasses) were invented, they were a spectacle. But now, 8 centuries later, we have come across and invented many other things that can be classified as "spectacles". I think it's time for people to stop calling prescription glasses as "spectacles".
I know, i wear them. I probably would have struggled in my life without them. Millions of people around the world would. People all around the world need brooms and commodes (apparently, half the families in India don't need the latter, but lets not consider that). But they aren't called spectacles, right?
Stuff like heart transplant, brain surgery, Justin Bieber and Britney Spears should be considered as spectacles, not mere glasses!
I know, i wear them. I probably would have struggled in my life without them. Millions of people around the world would. People all around the world need brooms and commodes (apparently, half the families in India don't need the latter, but lets not consider that). But they aren't called spectacles, right?
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Stuff like heart transplant, brain surgery, Justin Bieber and Britney Spears should be considered as spectacles, not mere glasses!
And there is another misconception relating to glasses. "Why do we think that glasses makes us look more intelligent? Is it from the endless hours of reading and studying and researching that this person supposedly blew out their eyeballs, and that's why they need the glasses? It's just a corrective device. If you see someone with a hearing aid, you don't think, 'Oh, they must have been listening real good...yeah, to a lot of important stuff...' No, they are deaf . They can't hear." (as said by the great master, Jerry Seinfeld, himself)
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