A ludacris segway into teh arrangement of letters, 4 ur benefit

[Jezus53 18]

Originally posted by: Merlin of Flyote

Originally posted by: Jezus53

While I was in calculus today I realized another one. I caught myself writing down the word "disc" instead of disk." It's such a simple mistake since it is used all the time for Compact Disc and whatnot. Weird.quote>

Didn't the use of Disc come about because of use by the record industry.

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Maybe, but I like to blame whoever made the CD. 

[Merlin of Flyote 8]

Originally posted by: Jezus53

Originally posted by: Merlin of Flyote

Originally posted by: Jezus53

While I was in calculus today I realized another one. I caught myself writing down the word "disc" instead of disk." It's such a simple mistake since it is used all the time for Compact Disc and whatnot. Weird.quote>

Didn't the use of Disc come about because of use by the record industry.

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Maybe, but I like to blame whoever made the CD. 

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I think it pre-dates CD's and refers to the 45rpm vinyl singles, and of course the Disc-jockey's who played them.

[Duke87 1,070]

Originally posted by: Merlin of Flyote

Didn't the use of Disc come about because of use by the record industry.

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Not even close.

[Jezus53 18]

Originally posted by: Duke87

Originally posted by: Merlin of Flyote

Didn't the use of Disc come about because of use by the record industry.

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Not even close.

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huh, thank you Duke. Some more trivial pursuit knowledge.

[fukuda 351]

The culprits!

[Randomtaskk 1]

Do I spy moot?

[Jezus53 18]

oh no, not them! Wait, wat?

[Merlin of Flyote 8]

Originally posted by: Duke87

Originally posted by: Merlin of Flyote

Didn't the use of Disc come about because of use by the record industry.

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Not even close.

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If you're going to post make it worthwhile. Where do you think the spelling of Disc came from.

[hamsterTK 93]

Ooops!

Quoted from the Daily Mail Article linked above:

Bottom of class for Morrisons as it stocks spelling blocks that say 'U is for Umberlla'

By James Tozer

Last updated at 12:56 AM on 05th May 2009

 

They seemed the perfect toys to teach inquisitive young minds the basics of the ABC.

Unfortunately, even a child could spot something was seriously wrong with the set of alphabet building blocks.

The block for 'U' was marked with the word 'umberlla' under a colourful brolly, while the side for 'Y' had a boat sailing over the word 'yatch'.

A third face had some creative punctuation, with 'X' standing for X'mas tree.

 

Gaffe: The building blocks stocked by Morrisons were made in China. The company has now decided to remove the toy from its 382 stores

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[Duke87 1,070]

Originally posted by: Merlin of Flyote

If you're going to post make it worthwhile. Where do you think the spelling of Disc came from.quote>

... you didn't read the article I linked to, did you? It explains that.

[Merlin of Flyote 8]

Originally posted by: Duke87

Originally posted by: Merlin of Flyote

If you're going to post make it worthwhile. Where do you think the spelling of Disc came from.quote>

... you didn't read the article I linked to, did you? It explains that.

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I wouldn't put too much faith in Wikipedia, any idiot can post to it, even those who don't know what they're talking about. That article is clearly inaccurate. The vinyl disc is not a 19th century invention, the article is 100 years out. It's an invention of the 20th century, and the BBC was formed in 1926 (ie. 20th century). It also confirms that it was the music industry that brought the variant disc into common use for vinyl records.

[Duke87 1,070]

Originally posted by: Merlin of Flyote

I wouldn't put too much faith in Wikipedia, any idiot can post to it, even those who don't know what they're talking about. quote>

I wouldn't put too much faith in a Wikipedia article which isn't citing ources, but this one is.

The vinyl disc is not a 19th century invention, the article is 100 years out. It's an invention of the 20th century,quote>

Thomas Edison invented the gramophone in 1877, and primitive sound recording existed a bit earlier. The first records weren't vinyl, but the article didn't say "vinyl record", it said "audio recordings made on a flat plate". So that claim passes the sanity check.

and the BBC was formed in 1926 (ie. 20th century).quote>

The article didn't actually claim that the BBC did anything in the 19th century. That's a separate sentence. A bit potentially misleading in the way it's written, perhaps, consdering it immediately follows without specifying a new time frame, but nevertheless not factually incorrect.

It also confirms that it was the music industry that brought the variant disc into common use for vinyl records.quote>

Specifically for records, obviously. But in a general sense, no.

Anyways, here's another example of some poor composition on the part of a professional establishment. This McDonalds claims to be located at "Broadway & 236st Street":

[Jezus53 18]

Originally posted by: Duke87

Anyways, here's another example of some poor composition on the part of a professional establishment. This McDonalds claims to be located at "Broadway & 236st Street":

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They really did that. Maybe you should have told them that they only needed one street name. Also, after looking up the address, it should say 5675 Broadway and it doesn't even touch 236 th street because there is another store on the corner, not the McDonalds itself.

[Meg 368]

Originally posted by: Jezus53

Originally posted by: Duke87

Anyways, here's another example of some poor composition on the part of a professional establishment. This McDonalds claims to be located at "Broadway & 236st Street":

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They really did that. Maybe you should have told them that they only needed one street name. Also, after looking up the address, it should say 5675 Broadway and it doesn't even touch 236 th street because there is another store on the corner, not the McDonalds itself.

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The businesses in many cities use the intersection to describe the location.   "Broadway & 236th Street" is more informative than "5675 Broadway".

I believe the point is it should be "236th Street", not "236st Street".

[Jezus53 18]

Originally posted by: SkiGeek

Originally posted by: Jezus53

Originally posted by: Duke87

Anyways, here's another example of some poor composition on the part of a professional establishment. This McDonalds claims to be located at "Broadway & 236st Street":

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They really did that. Maybe you should have told them that they only needed one street name. Also, after looking up the address, it should say 5675 Broadway and it doesn't even touch 236 th street because there is another store on the corner, not the McDonalds itself.

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The businesses in many cities use the intersection to describe the location.   "Broadway & 236th Street" is more informative than "5675 Broadway".

I believe the point is it should be "236th Street", not "236st Street".

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It didn't make sense to me when it was written the way it was. How can it be 5675 Broad way AND 5675 236th. But nice catch there. My mind just corrected it for me.