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Göetz.

Amateurs use antennas; bugs use their antennae..

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Göetz.

Goetz wrote:
Sorry and I thought my command of English was good.
Thank you for correcting me.

My Merriam-Webster's 10th edition Collegiate Dictionary
makes absolutely no distinction between "antennas" and
"antennae". Those two plurals are interchangeable in
American English whether one is talking about insect
or radio antennas.
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The original English word is Aerial.

But USA citizens, for the usual reason, had to invent another word. ;o)
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I wonder if the person who feels that antennae is incorrect speaks any
other language?

You're right Reg. I never could speak English. G

Danny

On Fri, 17 Dec 2004 16:00:34 +0000 (UTC), "Reg Edwards"
wrote:

The original English word is Aerial.

But USA citizens, for the usual reason, had to invent another word. ;o)
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I wonder if the person who feels that antennae is incorrect speaks any
other language?

The original English word for "Antenna" is "Aerial".

But USA citizens who imagined, as is quite normal for USA citizens, they had
invented such devices, they then had to invent another naming-word in
support of their claims.

But we forgive such immature pranks. It's only human nature, after all, to
play such games. ;o)

A MERRY XMAS to all readers.

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"Cecil Moore" wrote in message
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Goetz wrote:
Sorry and I thought my command of English was good.
Thank you for correcting me.

My Merriam-Webster's 10th edition Collegiate Dictionary
makes absolutely no distinction between "antennas" and
"antennae". Those two plurals are interchangeable in
American English whether one is talking about insect
or radio antennas.
--
73, Cecil http://www.qsl.net/w5dxp


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"Reg Edwards" wrote
The original English word for "Antenna" is "Aerial".

But USA citizens who imagined, as is quite normal for USA citizens, they
had
invented such devices, they then had to invent another naming-word in
support of their claims.

But we forgive such immature pranks. It's only human nature, after all, to
play such games. ;o)

A MERRY XMAS to all readers.

Merry Christmas to you too Reg.

On inventing, it's not an imagination of the ingenuity that the rest of the
world is obviously jealous about. Or you are at any rate. If American
engineers and scientists didn't invent something, we improved on it.
Probably responsible for more of the ideas, designs and patents that made
the industrial revolution "a revolution" than all other countries combined.
But of course that doesn't rub some folks well, especially if they are from
countries that always know better than anything America does. Historically,
these experts have made little of anything better, especially not aerials,
which is a rather foolish word at that. It describes anything aloft, which
for some brits may have been their imaginations more than their antennas.
;-)

Jack

On Mon, 20 Dec 2004 18:42:00 +0000 (UTC), "Reg Edwards"
wrote:

The original English word for "Antenna" is "Aerial".

Hi Reggie,

The Oxford English Dictionary reveals that both terms came into
identical (RF) usage in the same year: 1902...
But USA citizens who imagined, as is quite normal for USA citizens, they had
invented such devices, they then had to invent another naming-word in
support of their claims.
.... and the OED goes on to reveal that no such association to USA
naming-word (curious Brit invention in that term) was made. This
archaic artifact of language (naming-word construction) has its roots
in "Cædmon's Hymn" written in the 6th Century. Such twinnings were
often found with such examples as whale's-road (meaning the sea).

When we step back to the global English perspective (there are far
more English literates and speakers in India than England), it becomes
obvious that aerials (which means "of the air") is an archaic
affectation. One may even note the curious spelling that begs another
affectation towards ærial (which would be incorrect and lead many to
the wrong pronunciation).

Old son, I enjoy such affectations, but reflect on how often you
struggle trying to understand English - take comfort in that you are
not alone. ;o)

73's
Richard Clark, KB7QHC

On Mon, 20 Dec 2004 14:01:28 -0500, "Jack Painter"
wrote:


"Reg Edwards" wrote
The original English word for "Antenna" is "Aerial".

But USA citizens who imagined, as is quite normal for USA citizens, they
had
invented such devices, they then had to invent another naming-word in
support of their claims.

But we forgive such immature pranks. It's only human nature, after all, to
play such games. ;o)

A MERRY XMAS to all readers.

Merry Christmas to you too Reg.

On inventing, it's not an imagination of the ingenuity that the rest of the
world is obviously jealous about. Or you are at any rate. If American
engineers and scientists didn't invent something, we improved on it.
Probably responsible for more of the ideas, designs and patents that made
the industrial revolution "a revolution" than all other countries combined.
But of course that doesn't rub some folks well, especially if they are from
countries that always know better than anything America does. Historically,
these experts have made little of anything better, especially not aerials,
which is a rather foolish word at that. It describes anything aloft, which
for some brits may have been their imaginations more than their antennas.
;-)

Jack


All of the above is true -- altho' it seems most ham equipment
nowadays comes from either the Pacific Rim or Mississippi :-)

Have a Merry...

bob
k5qwg

Well said!


"Richard Clark" wrote in message
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On Mon, 20 Dec 2004 18:42:00 +0000 (UTC), "Reg Edwards"
wrote:

The original English word for "Antenna" is "Aerial".

Hi Reggie,

The Oxford English Dictionary reveals that both terms came into
identical (RF) usage in the same year: 1902...




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