There seems to be more than a few instances of odd differences in British and American technical terms. One that I especially like is the name for that little butterfly valve in a carburetor; we call it a "choke", but the British call it a "strangler."
The odd thing is that the American preference for words like hood and choke implies a preference for Old English or Germanic roots. The British preference for bonnet and strangler implies a preference for Middle French and Latin. I wonder if they means anything? Regards, Ed (Eduoard or Eadvard?) Ed Price ed.pr...@cubic.com Electromagnetic Compatibility Lab Cubic Defense Systems San Diego, CA USA 858-505-2780 (Voice) 858-505-1583 (Fax) Military & Avionics EMC Is Our Specialty Shake-Bake-Shock - Metrology - Reliability Analysis > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Ken Javor [SMTP:ken.ja...@emccompliance.com] >> Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2002 10:48 AM >> To: lisa_cef...@mksinst.com; emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org >> Subject: Re: Definition ? >> >> >> Screen is the Queen's English for what Americans call >shield. As in Brit >> usage windscreen for American windshield. >> >> ---------- >> >From: lisa_cef...@mksinst.com >> >To: emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org >> >Subject: Definition ? >> >Date: Thu, Oct 24, 2002, 8:15 AM >> > >> >> > >> > Hi all, >> > >> > Could anyone explain the definition of a "screened cable" > as it is >> > applied in EN61000-4-6 (and perhaps elsewhere) >> > >> > >> > Thank-you in advance >> > >> > >> > Regards, >> > >> > Lisa >> > >> > ------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ To cancel your subscription, send mail to: majord...@ieee.org with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Ron Pickard: emc-p...@hypercom.com Dave Heald: davehe...@attbi.com For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: ri...@ieee.org Jim Bacher: j.bac...@ieee.org All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://ieeepstc.mindcruiser.com/ Click on "browse" and then "emc-pstc mailing list"
