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George Herold
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On Friday, October 2, 2015 at 4:18:02 PM UTC-4, John Larkin wrote:
There is a kinda weak connection between my written/read vocabulary
and my spoken/heard. When I write/read LED I "say" the letters
in my brain, but when I speak it, I'll say "lead"
(at least to other electronics people).
The same is true for pico-Farad and puff.
And then writing on SED I get further confused.
When we talk about electronics, I'm in writing mode.
But when it gets more chatty, like this, then
I picture myself talking to you... that seems more
intimate, and friendly. And I "write", as I would talk.
(Hmm, hey that explains why I dislike the flame wars
during chatty talks, more than disagreements over electronics.
When it's chatty, I want to be friendly, and all the
name calling disgusts me.)
George H.
On Thu, 01 Oct 2015 21:33:43 -0400, krw <krw@nowhere.com> wrote:
On Wed, 30 Sep 2015 16:09:17 -0700 (PDT), George Herold
gherold@teachspin.com> wrote:
George H.
*an "el, e, dee", letters
or a "lead" one word?
Yes. As long as the context makes the meaning clear.
English is wonderful. Not only does it have something like 800K words,
each word can have many meanings, and different words sound exactly
alike.
"Lead" can be a noun or a verb or an adjective, present or past tense,
at least two pronunciations, and has lots of meanings.
There is a kinda weak connection between my written/read vocabulary
and my spoken/heard. When I write/read LED I "say" the letters
in my brain, but when I speak it, I'll say "lead"
(at least to other electronics people).
The same is true for pico-Farad and puff.
And then writing on SED I get further confused.
When we talk about electronics, I'm in writing mode.
But when it gets more chatty, like this, then
I picture myself talking to you... that seems more
intimate, and friendly. And I "write", as I would talk.
(Hmm, hey that explains why I dislike the flame wars
during chatty talks, more than disagreements over electronics.
When it's chatty, I want to be friendly, and all the
name calling disgusts me.)
George H.