Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/09/04

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: OED - OT (was lense (sic) is indeed...)
From: "Michael Gardner" <mlgardner99@earthlink.net>
Date: Tue, 4 Sep 2001 18:03:45 -0400
References: <B7B31512.1E61%mlquinn@san.rr.com> <200108301304.JAA15658@tigercat.nyfir.pwj.com> <20010904150731.K23255@oven.com>
 
Jeff Moore wrote:
| Lense?  That's nothing.  The burr under my saddle is "loose" for
| "lose".  SO many computer geeks have that problem.

Ah, my pet peeve also!  It is practically a plague on email lists.

My second biggest language peeve, for which I think we can thank the
corporate spin doctors, is the current use of the word "issue" when
"problem" is the appropriate word.  Like fingernails on a blackboard!
Mike Gardner
Replies: Reply from "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net> (Re: [Leica] Re: OED - OT (was lense (sic) is indeed...))
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 In reply to: Message from Mike Quinn <mlquinn@san.rr.com> (Re: [Leica] lense is indeed an acceptable spelling of lens...)
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