Ahem. There are some of us in the New World, notably in the Great North,
who continue to use the more traditional spellings and grammar... That
being said, we are often sadly muddled as to where to draw the line
between new and old. However, now that "Aluminum" is returning to
"Aluminium" to be in accord with the rest of the world, perhaps this
will indicate some sort of trend and soon "declination" with fade away
along with other variations in the language.
Cheers,
Mark in Montreal (Where we must learn to speak English, French and
American)
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-triumphs@autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-triumphs@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of David Brister
Sent: April 13, 2006 12:04 PM
To: Randall
Cc: triumphs@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [TR] Quest(now even further removed from TR's.)
Randall writes
>>Except that the US Geological Survey calls this the magnetic
declination,
not Variation.
It's never been clear to me why some august bodies in the New World
prefer
the term 'magnetic declination' to 'variation' with respect to a compass
needle's difference from true North.
It is true that the USGS get to use seven syllables instead of the four
that
we in the rest of the world are used to Could this be connected in any
way
with that state of mind that once prompted a leading New World aeroplane
company to put a notice on their flight decks to draw attention to a
brake
modification which read "increased stopping capability incorporated" ?
With flame retardent to hand,
David Brister
1967 TR4A.
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