Igor, did you look up at the same time the definitions of the internet-ese you used in posting this message?
The English and my distant relative Webster would be beside themselves. :-) On Apr 17, 2011, at 19:59 , Igor Roshchin wrote: > [See the most interesting for PDML finging on this questions a bit > further in the text.] > > Apparently, when I looked up "binocular" at M-W.com, > I didn't notice that for the second meaning, they mention that > it is used in the plural form. > http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/binocular?show=1 > OED has the same. > (BTW, AFAIK, OED is focused more on British English, - hence, "binocle" > seems to be more British than American. "Binocle" appears to come from > French, while "binocular" originates as short for "binocular glass") > > So, I stand corrected about usage of "binoculars" for a single object. > > I still dislike "pair of binoculars" being used for just one object. > If I were a sales person, and a customer would order that way, > I would sell two! Joseph McAllister Lots of gear, not much time http://gallery.me.com/jomac -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
