Original poster: Mddeming@xxxxxxx
In a message dated 3/17/06 9:29:23 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
tesla@xxxxxxxxxx writes:
Original poster: gary350@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Most people on the TC list improvise by collecting and using JUNK to
save money. I am a pack rat and I collect too much junk. EXACT
english or wording my be expected or demanded by some but not by
everyone. Sphere in this case is just a figure of speech. Webster
dictionary says a sphere is round. My sphere is egg shaped. If you
don't want one fine I couldn't care less.
Hi Gary,
You're right, the improper use of terms is a problem only for
those who know the difference. Fortunately for the current ilk, we
who care about communicating ideas accurately are a dying breed
that will probably be extinct within a generation or two. In the
meantime, calling and ovoid (egg-shaped object) a sphere is NOT a
figure of speech, it's just sloppiness.
(It could be acute astigmatism)
Matt D.