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Old July 26th 17, 09:34 PM posted to uk.radio.amateur,rec.radio.amateur.antenna
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On Wed, 26 Jul 2017 21:16:02 +0100, Gareth's Downstairs Computer
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ITYM, "antennae"


It is "antennas" for the things connected to radios and "antennae" for
things connected to insects and arthopods even in the UK, not just in the
US, according to Collins English Dictionary.



Try a dictionary for grownups such as the OED and not one
targetted at disuptive children.


Your wish is my command. From OED3, March 2016:

antenna, n.
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Pronunciation: Brit. /an't?n?/, U.S. /æn't?n?/
Frequency (in current use):
Inflections: Pl. antennae, (esp. in sense 4) antennas.
Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin antenna, antemna,
Italian antenna.
Etymology: classical Latin antenna, earlier antemna... (Show More)

4. A wire, rod, or other structure by which airborne radio waves are
transmitted or received, usually as part of a radio or television
transmission or receiving system; = aerial n. 3.

1902—2013(Show quotations)