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Re: Imprecise terminology

  • From: P3D Tim Smith <n1btq@xxxxxxxx>
  • Subject: Re: Imprecise terminology
  • Date: Thu, 22 Aug 1996 19:12:36 -0400
: P3D George Snowdon <gsnowdon@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>         But why on Earth are those flat *disks* produced by
> Viewmaster called 'reels'?   And why does everybody accept
> such a blatant misuse of the English language?

>From what I saw at the NSA convention trade fair this year many of the
vendors were very effective in "reeling in" alot of cash for those "radial
slide mounts".   It's almost weekend...

Tim


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