Interesting question. Perhaps it arises from the settlement of America beginning in the sixteenth century followed by parallel but independent language evolution ?
We have numerous everyday examples of languages evolving very fast in response to new situations, unless you are a French intellectual ;-) Ed" <[email protected]> 24-Oct-02 8:34:06 PM >>> There seems to be more than a few instances of odd differences in British and American technical terms. One that I especially like is the name for that little butterfly valve in a carburetor; we call it a "choke", but the British call it a "strangler." The odd thing is that the American preference for words like hood and choke implies a preference for Old English or Germanic roots. The British preference for bonnet and strangler implies a preference for Middle French and Latin. I wonder if they means anything? Regards, Ed (Eduoard or Eadvard?) Ed Price [email protected] Electromagnetic Compatibility Lab Cubic Defense Systems San Diego, CA USA 858-505-2780 (Voice) 858-505-1583 (Fax) Military & Avionics EMC Is Our Specialty Shake-Bake-Shock - Metrology - Reliability Analysis > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Ken Javor [SMTP:[email protected]] >> Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2002 10:48 AM >> To: [email protected]; [email protected] >> Subject: Re: Definition ? >> >> >> Screen is the Queen's English for what Americans call >shield. As in Brit >> usage windscreen for American windshield. >> >> ---------- >> >From: [email protected] >> >To: [email protected] >> >Subject: Definition ? >> >Date: Thu, Oct 24, 2002, 8:15 AM >> > >> >> > >> > Hi all, >> > >> > Could anyone explain the definition of a "screened cable" > as it is >> > applied in EN61000-4-6 (and perhaps elsewhere) >> > >> > >> > Thank-you in advance >> > >> > >> > Regards, >> > >> > Lisa >> > >> > ------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ To cancel your subscription, send mail to: [email protected] with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Ron Pickard: [email protected] Dave Heald: [email protected] For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: [email protected] Jim Bacher: [email protected] All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://ieeepstc.mindcruiser.com/ Click on "browse" and then "emc-pstc mailing list" ------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ To cancel your subscription, send mail to: [email protected] with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Ron Pickard: [email protected] Dave Heald: [email protected] For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: [email protected] Jim Bacher: [email protected] All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://ieeepstc.mindcruiser.com/ Click on "browse" and then "emc-pstc mailing list"
