On Wednesday 06 September 2006 15:03, Bob Goodwin wrote: >Mike McCarty wrote: >> Gene Heskett wrote: >>> On Tuesday 05 September 2006 12:25, Michael P. Brininstool wrote: >>>> dictionary.com sez basically that fuse is the thing you light to blow >>>> something up and the fuze is an electronic version of same. >>> >>> And as a C.E.T. of 34 years, and chasing electrons for a living for >>> 57 or so, I have yet to see the hot wire device designed to open a >>> circuit when too much current flows called anything but a fuse, with >>> an 's'. Thats not >> >> Yep. >> >>> saying it couldn't be so spelled in other locales, but here, there's >>> only one way to spell it unless the writer failed spelling. >> >> Then dictionary.com is wrong. A fuze is a device for detonating a >> weapon. A fuse is an electrical device. I've been doing electronics >> for 40 years, and *never* have encountered the term "fuze" to mean >> an electronics component. >> >> Furthermore, I looked in a "real" dictionary, and that's what it >> verified. >> >> Mike > >*My ancient dictionary, about as fragile as the dead sea scrolls, even >shows pictures of several "fuzes!" Two have propellers and they >obviously screw into the nose of a projectile/bomb. > >"FUZE noun A mechanical or electrical device that initiates the >explosive charge of a shell, bomb, grenade, etc." > >Funk & Wagnalls New College Standard Dictionary C. 1947 Darn, first braggart hasn't a chance in this company. My Websters is 11 years newer. :( >Thunderbird Compose spell checker can't deal with Fuze though! > >Bob Goodwin* -- Cheers, Gene "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Yahoo.com and AOL/TW attorneys please note, additions to the above message by Gene Heskett are: Copyright 2006 by Maurice Eugene Heskett, all rights reserved.
