Hello John et al,
The English language while blasted by many as difficult, is a marvel in
itself. I did not need to look up the invented word "Provoquim" or
"Provoquium" in any dictionary. It's meaning was obvious at first glance.
Very clever of you, John Pearson!
What do you think of my invention: emailversation ?? Is its meaning
obvious at first glance. I think so. Again, you can "blame" the English
language for that - or just enjoy the invention.
While some have mentioned the "commercial" aspects of safety compliance,
I've always referred to them as the product safety "Laws of Economics".
Try marketing your electrical product to a major retailer in the U.S.
without safety certifications; it is mandated by J.C. Penney, K-Mart,
Walmart, Target, Sears, QVC, etc., etc., etc. Many of them even have
their own test labs to verify the safety of the electrical products they
procure and ultimately market to consumers.
In the U.S. insurers of industrial/commercial sites also require
electrical safety certification of products utilized in those
industrial/commercial sites.
In my own experience of 30+ years of electrical safety compliance, IBM
(and other "bigs") will not even evaluate an alternate manufacturer's
power supply, until it bears valid electrical safety cert's.
The "Law of Economics" is loud and clear; it mandates electical
product safety compliance for the buyer's offerings.
Best regards, Art Michael
A.E. Michael, Dir. of Engineering
Product Safety Int'l
166 Congdon St. East
Middletown CT 06457-2107 U.S.A.
Phone : (860) 344-1651
Email : p...@safetylink.com
Website: http://www.safetylink.com
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On Sat, 18 Aug 2012, John Woodgate wrote:
In message <037701cd7d34$3926d4f0$ab747ed0$@mcauley>, dated Sat, 18 Aug 2012,
John McAuley <john.mcau...@cei.ie> writes:
BTW, has a new word, ?Provoqium?, been invented? I can?t find it in any
dictionary. Comes up as a variation of provoke.
The spelling is 'unorfadox'! Provoquium would be legitimate classical Latin,
from provoco, provocare - to challenge, provoke or bring about. The 'ium'
suffix is for 'a place where...', as in 'auditorium', and the modulation of
'provocium' to 'provoquium' is conventional.
--
OOO - Own Opinions Only. Try www.jmwa.demon.co.uk and www.isce.org.uk
Instead of saying that the government is doing too little, too late or too
much, too early, say they've got is exactly right, thus throwing them into
total confusion.
John Woodgate, J M Woodgate and Associates, Rayleigh, Essex UK
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