RadioBanter - View Single Post - When did ignorance overcome education, for the correct plural is, "antennae"?

Ian Jackson[_2_] · May 23rd 16, 09:47 PM posted to rec.radio.amateur.antenna

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I have never heard an American use the word "aerial" in reference to
an antenna.

As I'm sure I've said before in this NG, on YouTube there's a Laurel and
Hardy movie from around 1930, where they are making a complete hash of
erecting a wire radio 'aerial' (said quite distinctly). I suppose it is
just possible that that part of the dialog(ue) was dubbed-in for the
overseas market - but I doubt it. Also, in American magazines and
newspapers of the 1920s, in adverts for radio sets etc there is the very
occasional use of word 'aerial'.

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Ian