eggcracker
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Earbud and earphone are interchangeable without making any difference?
Are "earbud" and "earphone" [STRIKE]are[/STRIKE] interchangeable without making any difference?
That's quite confusing.I always thought that "earbuds" are the sort of headphones that you stick in your ear, such as these:
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While headphones (or earphones) can be either that or the sort that you put on your ears (that is the term is more general), like these:
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I always thought that "earbuds" are the sort of headphones that you stick in your ear, such as these:
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While headphones (or earphones) can be either that or the sort that you put on your ears (that is the term is more general), like these:
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I refer to the top ones as either earbuds or headphones (I realise that doesn't make any sense but habits are hard to break and for nearly 25 years I used headphones to listen to music so it's hard to change the word). I would only refer to the bottom ones as headphones.
I always thought that "earbuds" are the sort of headphones that you stick in your ear, such as these:
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While headphones (or earphones) can be either that or the sort that you put on your ears (that is the term is more general), like these:
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The first picture is earphones or earbuds.
The second is headphones.
Headphones go on your head (and over your ears). Earphones or earbuds go in your ears.