Stop saying "Demond" !!!
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northwest monkey said:
Neil H said:
Rosscow said:
northwest monkey said:
rohrl said:
Einion Yrth said:
northwest monkey said:
"Choritho" on every fking cooking programme.
Given that it's a Spanish sausage and that's how it's pronounced. What would you prefer?It may be correct, but it makes you sound like a tt
IMHO of course
TDL933 said:
Haven't read all the way through the thread so apologies if it has been raised. A PAIR of binoculars. THE word is singular, if it was a pair it would be two binoculars. The word already tells you that the device is for two eyes. If it was for one eye it would be a monocular.
a binocularsa pants
a trousers
a sunglasses
?
as for the spanish 'th', pronounce it like the whole of Latin America, and forget all that lisping business
Hugo a Gogo said:
a binoculars
a pants
a trousers
a sunglasses
?
as for the spanish 'th', pronounce it like the whole of Latin America, and forget all that lisping business
No No Noa pants
a trousers
a sunglasses
?
as for the spanish 'th', pronounce it like the whole of Latin America, and forget all that lisping business
It is a binocular, as for the others before the advent of proper tailoring, each leg was separate as with drawers (i.e pulling up ones drawers, which were singular but unless the wearer only had one leg, came in pairs.
And I am sure you have heard on a monocle which was termed an eye-glass, when it was combined and used to correct vision for BOTH eyes it became a pair of glasses.
With regard to th in Espanol I live 40kms from the Spanish border and what the South Americans do is not what is correct in the Peninsula
Hugo a Gogo said:
binocular means relating to both eyes
two telescopes, joined together in such a way that they can be used by both eyes at the same time
a matched pair of telescopes
You seem to be unable to relate to what I said.two telescopes, joined together in such a way that they can be used by both eyes at the same time
a matched pair of telescopes
I will agree with you if you accept a pair of monoculars in your example.
Gnashes teeth. BUT a telescope is a Monocular, therefore two together make a binocular which is why the word was coined.
BINOCLE a telescope for use with both eyes at once.
BINOCULAR adj with two eyes; suitable for use with two eyes; stereoscopic---n. a binocular telescope (usually in pl) or microscope.
Although it says usually in pl that does not make it correct, it is sloppy usage
Hugo a Gogo said:
if someone was using two individual 'normal telescopes' to look through with both eyes independently, then yeah, that would be a pair of monoculars
To quote Chambers dictionary.BINOCLE a telescope for use with both eyes at once.
BINOCULAR adj with two eyes; suitable for use with two eyes; stereoscopic---n. a binocular telescope (usually in pl) or microscope.
Although it says usually in pl that does not make it correct, it is sloppy usage
Edited by TDL933 on Tuesday 5th May 14:04
Edited by TDL933 on Tuesday 5th May 14:06
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