[SI-LIST] Re: Two requests
- From: Brian Martin <brian.martin@xxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 21 Mar 2003 09:28:59 +0100
For the origin of 'bus' check out
http://www.foldoc.org/pub/omnibus.html
cheers
Brian
Bart Bouma wrote:
>What about "buzz"?
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>This brings us back to SI, because buzz on a bus(s) is unwanted ;-)
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>Bart
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>That bus/buss thing has been puzzling me, too.
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>Personally, I have this probably irrational dislike for the "buss"
>spelling=
>. I reserve Buss for fuses only (www.bussmann.com).
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>English is a second language to me (but as a guess, I can speak Arpad's
>fir=
>st language reasonably well :-) so I looked up a couple of on-line dictio=
>naries. The the result is that bus is what you would expect (and it's sh=
>ort for omnibus) but buss is...
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>(Source: www.allwords.com)
>"Buss (n.) n.=20
> 1. A kiss; a rude or playful kiss; a smack.=20
> 2. To kiss; esp. to kiss with a smack, or rudely.=20
> 3. A small strong vessel with two masts and two cabins; -- used in the
>he=
>rring fishery."
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>Hmmm... I guess what would ultimately decide the question about the
>spelli=
>ng is finding out what was the origin of the word, that is how it came to=
> be a terminus technicus in electronics.
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>Sandor
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>---
>Sandor Daranyi
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>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Muranyi, Arpad [mailto:arpad.muranyi@xxxxxxxxx]
>>Sent: Friday, 21 March 2003 8:06
>>To: si-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>Subject: [SI-LIST] Re: Two requests
>>=20
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>>I am surprised that no one asked the question what is
>>the correct spelling for the single signal bus?
>>Is it "bus" or "buss"? If I remember correctly, I
>>have seen it both ways...
>>=20
>>And as a non English native, I could add a lot of oddities
>>that have been bothering me as I was (am) learning the language.
>>For example, an SI related word "differential" vs. "difference",
>>why is one spelled with a "t" the other with a "c"? Can any one
>>explain?
>>=20
>>Arpad
>>=20
>>=20
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Doug Brooks [mailto:doug@xxxxxxxxxx]
>>Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2003 10:52 AM
>>To: si-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>Subject: [SI-LIST] Two requests
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>>Hi all,
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>>This is certainly a "less-than-challenging" pair of questions=20
>>for our =3D
>>list,=3D20
>>but I know many of you can answer anything!
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>>1. If a single signal bus is spelled "bus", what is the=20
>>plural? Buses, =3D
>>or=3D20
>>busses?
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>>2. Can someone direct me to a web page with a schematic of a well =3D
>>designed=3D20
>>cable TV signal splitter. I've taken a Radio Shack one apart,
>>and there=3D20
>>HAVE to be better designs! I'm curious what a good one looks like.
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>>Thanks for the off-topic help
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>>Doug Brooks
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