Major Rakal -- I think of such things because now I'm pretty much on 24-hour alert for some inane thing to make my required daily posting. :-)
David -- Well, touche. However, I'd then lump the word "fold" in with a handful of words in the English language that need to be improved. Like "bi-weekly." It's ridiculous that "bi-weekly" can mean either "every two weeks" or "twice every week." There's a whole lot of room for misinterpretation there (to a factor of 4). Similarly, I think "folds" shouldn't be used to count the number of folds and the number of sections between the folds.
Those multiple definitions that dictionaries provide are precursors to the END of SOCIETY AS WE KNOW IT. Goddamn it, if you're printing a book that tells me what a word means, PICK ONE!!! This is like a math textbook that says 2+2 is sometimes 5.
I agree with the good Dr. "Trifold" is not used correctly here. Furthermore, "flammable" means the same as "inflammable" and "whelmed" means the same as "overwhelmed." Who is in charge of this stuff? Fire that guy.
My all-time most-hated made-up up word is "de-plane", used by the steward in her announcement before you must leave/get off/disembark from the aircraft. Did you "plane" when you got on so now you must de-plane? Ridiculous.
You know, it's really not right to call it a "trifold wallet" when it actually only folds twice.
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I think you should bring this heinous misnomer to the attention of the wallet industry immediately.
How do you think of these things? :)
Ah, but the second definition of "fold" in the American Heritage English Dictionary is:
A part that has been folded over or against another: the loose folds of the drapery; clothes stacked in neat folds.
Therefore, since there are three parts in the wallet that are folded over or against each other, it is fine to call it a tri-fold wallet.
My pedantism knows no bounds...
Major Rakal -- I think of such things because now I'm pretty much on 24-hour alert for some inane thing to make my required daily posting. :-)
David -- Well, touche. However, I'd then lump the word "fold" in with a handful of words in the English language that need to be improved. Like "bi-weekly." It's ridiculous that "bi-weekly" can mean either "every two weeks" or "twice every week." There's a whole lot of room for misinterpretation there (to a factor of 4). Similarly, I think "folds" shouldn't be used to count the number of folds and the number of sections between the folds.
Those multiple definitions that dictionaries provide are precursors to the END of SOCIETY AS WE KNOW IT. Goddamn it, if you're printing a book that tells me what a word means, PICK ONE!!! This is like a math textbook that says 2+2 is sometimes 5.
I agree with the good Dr. "Trifold" is not used correctly here. Furthermore, "flammable" means the same as "inflammable" and "whelmed" means the same as "overwhelmed." Who is in charge of this stuff? Fire that guy.
irregardless....
...is not a real word, surely?
Dave(id): That's "pedantry".
My all-time most-hated made-up up word is "de-plane", used by the steward in her announcement before you must leave/get off/disembark from the aircraft. Did you "plane" when you got on so now you must de-plane? Ridiculous.
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