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    it's really quite simple. low-end means bottom of the barrel, the absolute worst. high-end means just that. there's nothing higher than the high end, right?

    lately i've been reading a lot of gibberish like "higher-end". WTF? then there's "highest end"! like there's something that exists beyond the end

    but of course this one takes the cake: "mid-end"! i just can't visualize it. it's in the ends but somehow in the middle??? crazy

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    higher end means, anything above low end.
    highest end is more popularly known as TOTL. top of the line.
    mid-end is a misnomer. there ain't no such thing. how can the middle have an end? it's landlocked between low end and high end. but we all know what they mean.
    heh heh.
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    Low end, Mid range, High end and/or TOTL.

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    Quote Originally Posted by red_one View Post
    Low end, Mid range, High end and/or TOTL.

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    and the lowest end... taxi model!

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    Quote Originally Posted by dr. d View Post
    and the lowest end... taxi model!
    Hehe. Pwede rin.

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    That would be called bare end ... or bare model ...

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    Speaking of bare models, I was really surprised that the Innova J (before the current model) had manual windows and side mirror (I considered an Innova before ) It reminded me of cars in the 70s. Are power windows that expensive

    What are samples of low end, high end and mid end cars

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    Last edited by _Cathy_; August 9th, 2016 at 04:15 PM.

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    It's just semantics. Not the best choice for a word to mean mid-range, but everybody gets the meaning anyway. Andaming problema sa mundo, pwede na nating palampasin yan.

    When people started including chaka and chorva in their language, nobody gave a damn.

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    Normally there are 3. The entry, the mid and the top. Other than that palabok na lang[emoji12]


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    Ang Toyota ang promotor niyan. Sangkatutak na variants.

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    Quote Originally Posted by oj88 View Post
    It's just semantics. Not the best choice for a word to mean mid-range, but everybody gets the meaning anyway. Andaming problema sa mundo, pwede na nating palampasin yan.

    When people started including chaka and chorva in their language, nobody gave a damn.


    haha you can't solve the world's problems by being sloppy w/ terminology

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    Quote Originally Posted by dr. d View Post
    higher end means, anything above low end.
    highest end is more popularly known as TOTL. top of the line.
    mid-end is a misnomer. there ain't no such thing. how can the middle have an end? it's landlocked between low end and high end. but we all know what they mean.
    heh heh.

    LOL where did you get that definition of "higher end"? it sure doesn't exist in any dictionary.

    it's really quite simple: low-end means lowest tier. there's nothing lower, that's why the word "end" is there.

    high-end means highest tier. there's nothing higher. "end", remember?

    mid-range means somewhere near the middle.

    now if you wanna refer to something better than mid-range but below high-end then you could call it intermediate or something

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    Quote Originally Posted by Vodka View Post
    LOL where did you get that definition of "higher end"? it sure doesn't exist in any dictionary.

    it's really quite simple: low-end means lowest tier. there's nothing lower, that's why the word "end" is there.

    high-end means highest tier. there's nothing higher. "end", remember?

    mid-range means somewhere near the middle.

    now if you wanna refer to something better than mid-range but below high-end then you could call it intermediate or something
    higher does not mean highest. it just means, higher than low. it's poetspeak, sir.
    come to think of it, this is all poetspeak.

    if you want, we can just call them as they are.
    cheapest.
    most expensive.
    middle ground.
    but we won't find these words in the brochures, because they are harsh.
    hence the poetspeak.

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    Quote Originally Posted by dr. d View Post
    higher does not mean highest. it just means, higher than low. it's poetspeak, sir.
    come to think of it, this is all poetspeak.

    if you want, we can just call them as they are.
    cheapest.
    most expensive.
    middle ground.
    but we won't find these words in the brochures, because they are harsh.
    hence the poetspeak.


    nope it's not poetspeak, it's not even english!

    actually no respectable person uses the term "higher end". it's just extremely bad form. only pseudo-journalists and youtubers like using it

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    It's Filipinism. Parang "tuck-in" ginawan ng "tuck-out". Imbes na "one moment please" naging "for a while". "turn on the light" naging "open the light". "week after next week" naging "next next week".

    What's important is nagkakaintindihan. Although obviously, it causes confusion.

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    Quote Originally Posted by WallyWest View Post
    It's Filipinism. Parang "tuck-in" ginawan ng "tuck-out". Imbes na "one moment please" naging "for a while". "turn on the light" naging "open the light". "week after next week" naging "next next week".

    What's important is nagkakaintindihan. Although obviously, it causes confusion.

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    it's an international thing. just try listening to any kind of review on youtube like for a phone or something

    as for nagkakaintindihan, dr.d says "higher end" means anything better than low-end. but personally i think "higher end" means something up there but not necessarily the best. see? confusion right there

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    I stick to low-end stuff or "bang for the buck" tops. For example, watches. A $5 to $20 watch will do for me. I bought it to tell time, nothing more. It's the same with my other stuff. Function, rather than image.

    Car? Low-end. I wanted the lowest-cost V6 midsize sedan I can get. Hence, my 2006 Sonata GLS 3.3L V6. I've run it roughshod daily for over 11 years now. I got my money's worth and then some. High-end cars? I don't mean Lexus or BMW. They're within my reach once my kids move out. I mean the super cars. The ones that cost more than my house and everything in it. Those are a distant dream unless I win the lottery.

    High-end for me. About ~$200k:

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    Quote Originally Posted by Vodka View Post
    it's an international thing. just try listening to any kind of review on youtube like for a phone or something

    as for nagkakaintindihan, dr.d says "higher end" means anything better than low-end. but personally i think "higher end" means something up there but not necessarily the best. see? confusion right there
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    Quote Originally Posted by Vodka View Post
    haha you can't solve the world's problems by being sloppy w/ terminology
    Neither is it necessarily true the other way around.

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    Ang tanong bakit end? Bat hindi. High-start, mid-start, saka low-start


    Syempre bago bili mo pa lang car, simula pa lang



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