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May 19th 16, 08:04 PM
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When did ignorance overcome education, for the correct plural is, "antennae"?
On Thursday, October 8, 2015 at 7:25:37 AM UTC-4, gareth wrote:
I have in my possession a book entitled, "Antennae", published in 1942 by a lecturer to both King's College, London, and also to various Brit government establishments. At some point since then, the ignorance of either engineers or of Yanks has tried to pass off, "Antennas" as the plural. If we pride ourselves on the exactness of our principles, then it is high time to correct this glaring error by the Yanks. (Book being studied avidly, although with some necessary revision ov vector field theory; div, curl and grad, anyone?) Because we now ascribe antennae to insects and antennas to aerials. |
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May 20th 16, 02:51 PM
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When did ignorance overcome education, for the correct plural is, "antennae"?
"Mike Ross" wrote in message
... On Thursday, October 8, 2015 at 7:25:37 AM UTC-4, gareth wrote: I have in my possession a book entitled, "Antennae", published in 1942 by a lecturer to both King's College, London, and also to various Brit government establishments. At some point since then, the ignorance of either engineers or of Yanks has tried to pass off, "Antennas" as the plural. If we pride ourselves on the exactness of our principles, then it is high time to correct this glaring error by the Yanks. (Book being studied avidly, although with some necessary revision ov vector field theory; div, curl and grad, anyone?) Because we now ascribe antennae to insects and antennas to aerials. As said above, 'At some point since then, the ignorance of either engineers or of Yanks has tried to pass off, "Antennas" as the plural.' |
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May 20th 16, 07:39 PM
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When did ignorance overcome education, for the correct plural is, "antennae"?
"gareth G4SDW GQRP #3339" wrote in message
... "Mike Ross" wrote in message ... On Thursday, October 8, 2015 at 7:25:37 AM UTC-4, gareth wrote: I have in my possession a book entitled, "Antennae", published in 1942 by a lecturer to both King's College, London, and also to various Brit government establishments. At some point since then, the ignorance of either engineers or of Yanks has tried to pass off, "Antennas" as the plural. If we pride ourselves on the exactness of our principles, then it is high time to correct this glaring error by the Yanks. (Book being studied avidly, although with some necessary revision ov vector field theory; div, curl and grad, anyone?) Because we now ascribe antennae to insects and antennas to aerials. As said above, 'At some point since then, the ignorance of either engineers or of Yanks has tried to pass off, "Antennas" as the plural.' The ignorance of Yankitude seems boundless, when in this thread they refer to kilocycles when in fact they mean kilocycles per second .. |
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