Thank you Ross, Your quotation from Websters illustrates the point beautifully. Misuse of a word corrupts its original meaning. If done often enough the dictionaries, like all good dictionaries should, list these technically incorrect but common meanings. This is how languages develope, but also how they get corrupted. I have no problem with the first, but a pet hate of the second. And a problem with my punctuation it seems <g> Dave
Lichtenstein, Ross wrote: > > Here's Webster's Second Edition New World Dictionary definition: > > ball bearing 1. a bearing in which the moving parts revolve or slide on > freely rolling metal balls so that friction is reduced 2. any of such metal > balls > > I think, however, that it would be more appropriate and descriptive to > identify these objects by any of the following: > > BALL, BEARING (military form) > BEARING BALL > BALL BEARING BALL > > Ross ;) > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2000 5:03 AM > To: Cortland Richmond > Cc: [email protected]; ieee pstc list > Subject: Re: we need some information > > Just a litle pet hate of mine, but ball BEARINGS consist of both the > races AND the STEEL BALL (or plastic sometimes) but that little round > bit we all like to use as missiles or for the game of marbles is a BALL > not a ball BEARING. -- Regards Dave Instone. Compliance Engineer Test Systems, MP24/22 Xyratex, Langstone Rd., Havant, Hampshire, P09 1SA, UK. Tel: +44 (0)23-92-496862 (direct line) Fax: +44 (0)23-92-496014 http://www.xyratex.com Tel: +44 (0)23-92-496000 ------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. To cancel your subscription, send mail to: [email protected] with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Jim Bacher: [email protected] Michael Garretson: [email protected] For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: [email protected]
