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In Reply to: Why do folks call a power cord a 'chord' which is a musical terrm? posted by Elizabeth on October 22, 2010 at 15:03:13:
I see power cord being misspelled as "chord" often enough on some forums. Usually the writer will have one or more other spelling errors in the same post.
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Follow Ups Full ThreadTopic - Why do folks call a power cord a 'chord' which is a musical terrm? - Elizabeth 15:03:13 10/22/10 (109)
- Are you talking about a.c. power cords or punk rock bands? - keith_d 09:58:36 10/24/10 (0)
- I would never call a Pangea Chord a "musical term" - barryb 06:56:15 10/24/10 (1)
- My being Pangea #1 fangrrl still leaves my heart open to non-believers.. no problem. - Elizabeth 19:17:50 10/24/10 (0)
- RE: Why do folks call a power cord a 'chord' which is a musical terrm? - Pjay 16:41:07 10/23/10 (0)
- Same reason they call vocal cords vocal chords, I guess. - Ken J. 14:48:28 10/23/10 (2)
- RE: Same reason they call vocal cords vocal chords, I guess. - docmark 16:32:04 10/23/10 (1)
- RE: Same reason they call vocal cords vocal chords, I guess. - Ken J. 17:49:04 10/23/10 (0)
- Audience thought they were being clever. - Al Sekela 14:44:07 10/23/10 (0)
- You could try these chords - mark111 11:10:13 10/23/10 (0)
- Power chord... - mkuller 10:46:59 10/23/10 (0)
- I always thought it was a uk thing - Don Till 09:52:32 10/23/10 (1)
- No, it isn't - Alan Sircom 10:54:54 10/23/10 (0)
- Because they can't spell ? - Glen B 10/23/1008:48:23 10/23/10 (0)
- RE: Why do folks call a power cord a 'chord' which is a musical terrm? - b.l.zeebub 08:35:30 10/23/10 (0)
- RE: Why do folks call a power cord a 'chord' which is a musical terrm? - michaelhigh 07:35:29 10/23/10 (0)
- Hey! Everybody knows they're power CABLES these days... - musetap 23:25:26 10/22/10 (2)
- And when they are large enough we can call them pipes. ;-) - cfb 13:54:42 10/23/10 (0)
- Exactly.... - alan m. kafton 02:31:08 10/23/10 (0)
- Because.......... - Todd Krieger 22:52:18 10/22/10 (0)
- Aah, it's just that as you and I get older, Liz :-)) ... - andyr 22:20:16 10/22/10 (9)
- RE: Aah, it's just that as you and I get older, Liz :-)) ... - henrybasstardo 23:22:24 10/22/10 (8)
- RE: "I try and sometimes I can't do it. I have to look it up." - 1973shovel 08:20:43 10/23/10 (5)
- LOL! - E-Stat 12:00:08 10/23/10 (0)
- RE: "I try and sometimes I can't do it. I have to look it up." - IEaudiodude 10:19:44 10/23/10 (0)
- RE: "I try and sometimes I can't do it. I have to look it up." - Tony Lauck 09:03:04 10/23/10 (2)
- RE: "I try and sometimes I can't do it. I have to look it up." - mark111 14:49:39 10/23/10 (1)
- RE: "I try and sometimes I can't do it. I have to look it up." - Tony Lauck 20:06:49 10/23/10 (0)
- my sister, even when she WAS young.. - hifitommy 01:34:48 10/23/10 (0)
- Aah, Henry, the problem is ... - andyr 23:34:27 10/22/10 (0)
- Common Thai misspelled translations to English and vice versa - kurt s 21:43:37 10/22/10 (0)
- My excuse is the use of Valproic Acid. - kurt s 21:27:21 10/22/10 (3)
- Wot iz "Valproic" acid? ... - andyr 23:36:24 10/22/10 (2)
- RE: Wot iz "Valproic" acid? ... - kurt s 01:54:51 10/23/10 (1)
- Haha - thanks, Kurt. :-)) nt - andyr 02:08:54 10/23/10 (0)
- Maybe they are just loosing it? - andy_c 21:21:36 10/22/10 (4)
- In that case... - Charles Hansen 13:59:09 10/24/10 (0)
- Definately! - Eddieh 13:39:36 10/23/10 (0)
- RE: Maybe they are just loosing it? - IEaudiodude 21:33:38 10/22/10 (1)
- Haha - really? Did it float later, when decomposition gasses made it lighter? nt - andyr 23:39:47 10/22/10 (0)
- its creeping illiteracy - hifitommy 21:19:53 10/22/10 (46)
- Apostrophes - Charles Hansen 14:28:18 10/24/10 (9)
- Apostrophes-hard to do in yellow snow - hifitommy 20:43:08 10/24/10 (0)
- RE: Apostrophes - esande 14:57:43 10/24/10 (7)
- Uhhh... - Charles Hansen 11:00:36 10/25/10 (5)
- Hmm... - esande 15:35:10 10/25/10 (4)
- I think we're more or less on the same page - Charles Hansen 16:57:36 10/25/10 (3)
- And I'm sure you've heard the joke about the Texan who visited Harvard? - esande 17:48:00 10/25/10 (2)
- RE: And I'm sure you've heard the joke about the Texan who visited Harvard? - Charles Hansen 20:14:45 10/25/10 (1)
- That was worth the trip! - esande 20:21:48 10/25/10 (0)
- I don't care about being wrong in spelling rules, I care about being understood. - kurt s 02:14:55 10/25/10 (0)
- RE: its creeping illiteracy - welly 00:02:46 10/23/10 (6)
- Well that's typical Queensland for you, right? Down south we're more ejjikated! :-)) nt - andyr 00:31:25 10/23/10 (5)
- I actually saw the "Supurb"... - welly 02:53:56 10/23/10 (4)
- Touche! :-)) nt - andyr 05:43:42 10/23/10 (3)
- And it was on the North Shore.... - welly 18:33:55 10/23/10 (1)
- LOL - just goes to show that real estate agents are bogans, right? :-)) nt - andyr 18:38:09 10/23/10 (0)
- ;-) - welly 07:07:58 10/23/10 (0)
- ... and it's creeping all over the place...N/T - musetap 22:30:55 10/22/10 (0)
- RE: its creeping illiteracy - Ray Moth 22:20:36 10/22/10 (27)
- creeping - hifitommy 01:31:04 10/23/10 (0)
- More than one of something... - esande 23:51:29 10/22/10 (0)
- "Licence" ... - andyr 23:42:47 10/22/10 (24)
- RE: "Licence" ... - Tony Lauck 09:00:12 10/23/10 (1)
- RE: "Licence" ... - william.cliffe@gmail.com 07:10:02 10/24/10 (0)
- Not on top, that's gauche. nt - esande 00:13:17 10/23/10 (21)
- Actually, it's correct. Go look at photos from 40 & 50 years ago, when ... - andyr 00:18:34 10/23/10 (20)
- RE: Actually, it's correct. Go look at photos from 40 & 50 years ago, when ... - esande 00:35:33 10/23/10 (19)
- "waistcoats vs. cummerbunds"? - andyr 00:41:45 10/23/10 (18)
- RE: "waistcoats vs. cummerbunds"? - esande 01:07:28 10/23/10 (17)
- "Tabbed collar"??? ... - andyr 01:32:47 10/23/10 (16)
- Except..... - esande 02:36:04 10/23/10 (1)
- We call it "the technicolour yawn"! :-)) nt - andyr 05:42:54 10/23/10 (0)
- Same thing, exactly. nt - esande 02:09:41 10/23/10 (13)
- But, shirley a "tab collar" is this: ... - andyr 02:35:26 10/23/10 (3)
- Perfect example for this thread! nt - oldmkvi 09:17:31 10/23/10 (0)
- Surely, and Don't Call Me Shirley! nt - oldmkvi 08:40:20 10/23/10 (0)
- RE: But, shirley a "tab collar" is this: ... - esande 02:38:38 10/23/10 (0)
- RE: Same thing, exactly. nt - andyr 02:32:51 10/23/10 (8)
- Inside according to this ;-) - esande 02:56:44 10/23/10 (7)
- RE: Inside according to this ;-) - andyr 05:47:16 10/23/10 (0)
- And this: - esande 03:05:58 10/23/10 (5)
- RE: And this: - andyr 05:56:13 10/23/10 (4)
- RE: And this: - esande 11:41:54 10/23/10 (3)
- Haha - very true (m in vs m out)! :-)) nt - andyr 14:19:23 10/23/10 (0)
- RE: And this: - 430cruz 13:32:08 10/23/10 (1)
- While I agree with you - his would certainly be correct ... - andyr 14:21:39 10/23/10 (0)
- RE: Why do folks call a power cord a 'chord' which is a musical terrm? - SgreenP@MSN.com 19:41:34 10/22/10 (0)
- RE: Why do folks call a power cord a 'chord' which is a musical terrm? - datman 19:10:02 10/22/10 (3)
- I think bass/base may be interchangeable... - DeKay 20:09:41 10/22/10 (2)
- Basically not... - musetap 23:19:28 10/22/10 (0)
- interchangeable... - hifitommy 21:21:44 10/22/10 (0)
- Power Chord is a Rock music term, Like Power Trio nt - oldmkvi 18:33:11 10/22/10 (1)
- we can thank Link Wray for thePower Chord - hifitommy 21:24:05 10/22/10 (0)
- Disease indeed?... More likely... - DeKay 17:47:35 10/22/10 (0)
- torches, valves, gaols, mains, and Scotsmen -t - Sordidman 17:24:01 10/22/10 (1)
- Que??? :-)) nt - andyr 22:22:29 10/22/10 (0)
- RE: Why do folks call a power cord a 'chord' which is a musical terrm? - HoosierAudio 17:20:10 10/22/10 (4)
- RE: Why do folks call a power cord a 'chord' which is a musical terrm? - IEaudiodude 21:05:09 10/22/10 (3)
- Thank's for the explaination [nt] - Ray Moth 22:25:30 10/22/10 (2)
- RE: Thank's for the explaination - blue_z 12:27:36 10/23/10 (1)
- You're right. - Ray Moth 14:14:23 10/23/10 (0)
- Maybe they don't know how to spell it right. - Mali 16:59:49 10/22/10 (1)
- although its imperfect - hifitommy 21:30:17 10/22/10 (0)
- RE: Why do folks call a power cord a 'chord' which is a musical terrm? - esande 16:46:11 10/22/10 (1)
- Nice to see correct use of "its" for a change. [nt] - Ray Moth 17:17:56 10/22/10 (0)
- One reason could be.. - Audio Pharaoh 16:10:33 10/22/10 (1)
- could be.. - hifitommy 21:31:46 10/22/10 (0)
- An idle mind is the devil's workshop :P [nt] - Steve Cortez 16:05:11 10/22/10 (1)
- LOL.. too true. nt - Elizabeth 16:58:37 10/22/10 (0)
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- Because they can't spell ? - Glen B 10/23/1008:48:23 10/23/10 (0)