Multifora or file - how to speak?

Stationery, which is called “file”, is a plastic transparent bag, which is designed for paper storage and to protect it from any damage. Most often this package is transparent, but can sometimes be painted in other colors, which, however, should not deprive the package of transparency.

A Distinctive feature of this stationery is a perforation on one side – it is executed in order for the package to be bonded together with other packages and secure inside the folder. This requires a special folder, which will be installed a special mechanism – the arch or any other.

Everything Seemed to be pretty clear, but suddenly there is the word “multipara”, which raises many questions. It turns out that many people are what you call the stationery.

But which one is correct? Multifora or file? How to speak? The answer to this question is not simple and straightforward as many would like. The fact that a certain context (mainly territorial), and then another word can be used. But still, it is better to use? Multifora or file – how? It will help you to understand this article.

The Term “file”

When you are wondering about what is the best word, multifora or file, how to speak and what is the difference, you quickly realize that the word “file” is much more common. It is used almost in all territory of Russia – somewhere in the a use it only where it is adjacent to another term.

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It is Worth noting that in some places is also used a derivative of the word – “file”. Also in some regions it is customary to say “filovci”. However, this still does not answer the question, what is better to use – “multipara” or “file”? How to speak? If you say “file”, then you most likely will understand almost everywhere. But before you use that word, you need to look at where it came from.

Origin of term

Of Course, there need not be a genius to understand that this word borrowed from the English language where it sounds exactly the same. However here all not so is simple – the fact that the name is pretty funny. Files for papers are called in England and America quite differently. But folder folder, which is designed to store these transparent packages is just called "file".

Apparently, in the process of derivation has been some kind of mistake that results in stand. And now in the Russian language this stationery is called file, while originally this meant not files for papers and folders for files.

The Term “multipara”

But do not think that the term “file” is used always and everywhere – in Russia there are regions where this concept is known to people. And there are even places where it is the only one that is used on a regular basis. One of the most striking examples is Siberia, where if you say a print shop, what you want to get the file, you do not understand, because there is this thing called exclusively mulitforme. So if you find yourself in Siberia, in the store it is better to say that you need, for example, multifora A4.

How happened it? Unlike file multifora has no clear source, and historians can't agree as to what exactly happened with this title. So the folder multiforme sounds much more cryptic than the folder with the files.

Origin of term

The easiest option – this is the origin of the term from the Latin word "multifora", which means “multi-hole”, that is the feminine gender of the object having many holes. But this is not the only version – many believe that the reason for the popularity of this term in the Urals is the fact that there was a company producing and distributing office supplies – and called this company Multifora.

There are also other language options – for example, the Italian phrase "multi foro" is literally translated as “many holes». Someone suggests that the name derives from the English phrase "for multi", which could be translated as “a lot of what" if this were a phrase. But in fact, this combination is not used in the English language, so this is just another attempt to put forward a crazy theory.

The Last option seems more realistic, although still inferior to the first two – some people think that the word “multipara” is a contraction of the words ‘mulitformat”. Logical this version seems to be due to the fact that due to the arrangement of perforated holes with one hand multifora is suitable for almost any folder-folder. There is also the option that under the multi refers to the fact that there are differentfiles – A5, A4, A3 and some others. However, this version looks much less likely. Files A5 is still not so popular.

The Term “pocket”

Is Much less popular the term “pocket”, which is used mostly in the West of Russia closer to the border with Estonia and Latvia, and St. Petersburg. This is where you can hear how someone calls this stationery pocket or a pocket.

Origin of term

Most Likely, this term is derived from the features of this pack – most often it is secured in the folder so that the hole left from the top, and the contents did not drop out. As a result, the file looks like a pocket, and function the same.