atw: Re: What do you call it??? (Caution: Now a flame.)

Ah, Warren (L) et al.

It is always amusing to watch a technical writer "inform" a subject
matter expert (SME) what the SME really thinks he means.
(While I'm ducking for cover behind the nearest solid object.)

Brian (C), you've excelled yourself here.
(Teaching Electronics and "electrotechnology" is not the same as being
a working electrician in the field, installing stuff in people's homes
and cars and dealing with customers at the coalface - and this all
started with a question about common Australian language.)

Isn't it "Those who can do.  Those who can't teach."?

Did you happen to miss the fact that Warren was "was an automotive
and household electrician"?

He (not you) is the real SME here, for the purposes of this question.

(Me?  I just looked up the dictionary for an answer in common usage.)

How about acknowledging and respecting this SMEs knowledge,
experience, worldly wisdom and professionalism on this matter,
instead of telling him how wrong he is and how right you are?

BC: "I think you'll find it's 'luminaire' "

(Pause for sounds of awe struck masses.)

Oh, really!

A true "luminary" in our midst.

Pretentious? Moi?

Vous!

Michael E. Granat
T/as Write Ideas
Technical Communicator
Without Prejudice. E&OE.

"First get your facts; then you can distort them at your leisure."
- Mark Twain



-----Original Message-----
From: Brian Clarke [mailto:brianclarke01@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: 30 July 2004 09:45
To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: atw: Re: What do you call it???


Hi Warren,
I think you'll find it's 'luminaire', 'lamp fitting' or 'lamp socket', ra=
ther than=20
'lamp' [in the trade] that the bulb fits into. My wife has bought bedside=
=20reading=20
lamps - and they include the stand, shade, cable, plug and lamp socket, a=
s=20
well as the bulb.
Me =3D electronics engineer and taught tradespeople at TAFE in=20
electrotechnology for yonks.
I think many people confuse what they read with what they think people sa=
y -=20
much of what they read is produced overseas.
Brian.
=20 You said:
=20 "Lamp" in Australian trade terms is a device which holds the globe or=
=20bulb.
=20 So you would buy a lamp and fit a 20 watt globe in to it.

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