On Nov 30, 2011, at 2:27 PM, Nick Andrews wrote: > How about dampen versus damp? Although it is used very frequently, I > do not see how it would be possible to dampen vibrations. Wrapping a > wet towel around the vibrating part might help to damp the vibration > while dampening the parts though... >
You don't see how to dampen vibrations because you stopped reading after the first definition in verb, monkey boy! Seriously, besides "to make moist," it also means "to check or retard the energy, action, etc. of: to stifle, suffocate or extinguish; to check or retard the action of a vibrating string, and the one that applies in physics, to cause a decrease in amplitude of ocillations or waves. > My peeve is when 'data' is mispronounced like a Star Trek: The Fake > Generation character's name. Actually, day-ta, and dat-uh, and dah-tuh are all acceptable pronunciations. Best, R.E.F. ---- www.crydee.com Never attribute to malice what can satisfactorily be explained away by stupidity.
