No, I’d not go that far. I’ll blame the formal distinctions on Noah Webster and his founding of Webster’s American English Dictionary in 1828. Neither is wrong. Just different. As a Canuck, we speak and write a mix, but we like to keep the ‘u’ in some words, but go to the US spellings of others, like aluminum, vs. aluminium. Who knows what the rationale is. Not me, I’m just an engineer. Now pass me that wrench / spanner. Ya know what I mean!
Doug Nix [email protected] +1 (519) 729-5704 > On 15-Sep-16, at 09:01, Michael Derby <[email protected]> wrote: > > You mean “Queen’s English” and “Incorrect English”? > (I’m joking, of course!) > > I’ll show my ignorance here and open myself to ridicule no doubt, but, I > think; only critters can have antennae and only radio folks can have antennas. > Antennae in a test lab, simply means someone left the window open on a hot > day. > Antennas on a bug, simply means he’s calling home. > > Unless, as John pointed out, a bee is using his GPS. > > > Michael. > > > From: IEEE [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: 15 September 2016 13:59 > To: Michael Derby <[email protected]> > Cc: IEEE EMC PSTC <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [PSES] Fire ants > > Isn’t this just a usage issue between the Queen’s English and US English? ;-) > > Doug Nix > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > +1 (519) 729-5704 > >> On Sep 15, 2016, at 08:45, Michael Derby <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> I feel like this is not going to do anything positive to solve all the >> miss-use of the word ‘antennae’ in technical documents! :-) >> >> Soon we’ll have ants with antennae and antennas. >> >> >> Michael. >> >> >> >> From: John Woodgate [mailto:[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>] >> Sent: 15 September 2016 13:42 >> To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: [PSES] Fire ants >> >> Perhaps an ANTSI standard will result at some time. (;-) >> >> With best wishes DESIGN IT IN! OOO – Own Opinions Only >> www.jmwa.demon.co.uk <http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk/> J M Woodgate and >> Associates Rayleigh England >> >> Sylvae in aeternum manent. >> >> From: IEEE [mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>] >> Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2016 1:32 PM >> To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: [PSES] Fire ants >> >> I’ve put an inquiry in to the entomology department at the University of >> Guelph, Canada’s preeminent agricultural university. If anyone is likely to >> have an expert on this topic, U of G will. I’ll let you know if I hear >> anything interesting back! >> >> Doug Nix >> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> +1 (519) 729-5704 >> >> - >> ---------------------------------------------------------------- >> This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc >> discussion list. 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