I wrote:
"---electric and magnetic fields which invoke action at great
distances."

I now think "evoke" should have been used in place of "invoke".

Best regards, Richard Harrison, KB5WZI

Richard Harrison wrote:

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I now think "evoke" should have been used in place of "invoke".

Best regards, Richard Harrison, KB5WZI


Richard:

I am sure there is, most-probably, enough difference for argument ...

However, to a poor country boy like myself, these terms are, for the
most part, interchangeable ... both can be found with definitions which
bring "magic", "mystery" and the "spiritual realm" into mind ... and, I
am sorry, sometimes I "just feel" this way (and, especially when it is
the "wifes time of the month!") ... grin

Sorry, just thought a bit of sick humor might be appreciated by some ...
LOL! and-a-evil-grin

Regards,
JS

On Nov 21, 4:03*pm, John Smith wrote:
Richard Harrison wrote:
...
I now think "evoke" should have been used in place of "invoke".

Best regards, Richard Harrison, KB5WZI

Richard:

I am sure there is, most-probably, enough difference for argument ...

However, to a poor country boy like myself, these terms are, for the
most part, interchangeable ... both can be found with definitions which
bring "magic", "mystery" and the "spiritual realm" into mind ... and, I
am sorry, sometimes I "just feel" this way (and, especially when it is
the "wifes time of the month!") ... grin

Sorry, just thought a bit of sick humor might be appreciated by some ...
LOL! *and-a-evil-grin

Regards,
JS

No JS THEY ARE NOT INTERCHANGEABLE
You can't insert units that state it is a current and
in the same breath say it does not produce a magnetic field
Best regards
Art

Art Unwin wrote:

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No JS THEY ARE NOT INTERCHANGEABLE
You can't insert units that state it is a current and
in the same breath say it does not produce a magnetic field
Best regards
Art

Interesting ...

EVOKE:
# arouse: call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity";
"raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"
# provoke: evoke or provoke to appear or occur; "Her behavior provoked a
quarrel between the couple"
# educe: deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning); "We drew out some
interesting linguistic data from the native informant"
# raise: summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by
magic; "raise the specter of unemployment"; "he conjured wild birds in
the air"; "call down the spirits from the mountain"
# suggest: call to mind; "this remark evoked sadness"
wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn

INVOKE:
# raise: summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by
magic; "raise the specter of unemployment"; "he conjured wild birds in
the air ...
# cite as an authority; resort to; "He invoked the law that would save
him"; "I appealed to the law of 1900"; "She invoked an ancient law"
# appeal: request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or
protection; "appeal to somebody for help"; "Invoke God in times of trouble"
wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn

Gee, I am "feeling for you", just can't "reach you", but then, you
already knew that ... :-(

Regards,
JS