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J-B
 
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Reply Wed 6 Oct, 2004 07:18 pm
I have searched the word "plug" in Corbis.com and found this one:
http://cache.corbis.com/CorbisImage/thumb/14/26/05/14260524/CSM106309.jpg
the title of this plug is two-pronged electrical plug.
so what is prong?
and i have also found two more kinds of plug:
telephone plugs:http://cache.corbis.com/CorbisImage/thumb/12/71/54/12715450/CB043842.jpg
and network plug:http://cache.corbis.com/CorbisImage/thumb/13/01/27/13012769/CB054662.jpg
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colorbook
 
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Reply Wed 6 Oct, 2004 08:08 pm
This definition is from the Encarta Dictionary: English Edition

Plug
Filler for a hole:
something used to fill and tightly close up a hole
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panzade
 
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Reply Wed 6 Oct, 2004 08:10 pm
That two pronged plug is a no-no JB
Much better to have a three pronged plug...less chance of a shock.
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cavfancier
 
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Reply Wed 6 Oct, 2004 08:19 pm
I often ask myself this strange enigmatic question...."but plug?" That sort of questioning always results in serious shock.
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panzade
 
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Reply Wed 6 Oct, 2004 08:24 pm
Cav, make sure you soak that thing good...lots of bad germies can gather.
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colorbook
 
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Reply Wed 6 Oct, 2004 08:31 pm
http://www.everbe.com/Products/tableware/dinner%20fork%202.jpg

The sharp points on a fork are also called prongs
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panzade
 
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Reply Wed 6 Oct, 2004 08:31 pm
Not too clean...have you tried Cascade?
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J-B
 
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Reply Wed 6 Oct, 2004 08:51 pm
just what is "The sharp points "?

you mean the end four points of that fork?
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colorbook
 
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Reply Wed 6 Oct, 2004 08:52 pm
Oh no...what will my dinner guests think?
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colorbook
 
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Reply Wed 6 Oct, 2004 08:54 pm
John-Bush wrote:
just what is "The sharp points "?

you mean the end four points of that fork?


Sorry I didn't explain. Yes, the four points on a fork are called prongs Smile
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J-B
 
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Reply Wed 6 Oct, 2004 10:08 pm
Ok i have encountered a difficult word.
dichotomy

I still do not have a strong concept of this word.
just dunno what does it mean excatly and how to use it.

May you form up some sentences with this word?

sincerely, JB
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cavfancier
 
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Reply Thu 7 Oct, 2004 05:11 am
colorbook, I think you may have actually found our silver pattern, or something very similar. We have Christofle Marly.
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panzade
 
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Reply Thu 7 Oct, 2004 05:42 am
I can't get tis photo posted JB. Can you try?


http://images.google.com/images?q=tbn:k1ShV5SXY3oJ:www.americanbear.org/BIM%2520MN%2520Dichotomy.jpg
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cavfancier
 
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Reply Thu 7 Oct, 2004 06:18 am
"The dichotomy between George W. Bush and Saddam Hussein led to a misguided war on Iraq."
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J-B
 
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Reply Thu 7 Oct, 2004 07:05 am
panzade wrote:


ok panzade that is great Smile

And almost know it. I just hope i could see this word again some time in order to strengthen my memory :wink:
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BoGoWo
 
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Reply Thu 7 Oct, 2004 07:21 am
panzade wrote:
That two pronged plug is a no-no JB
Much better to have a three pronged plug...less chance of a shock.


[wrong! - the third 'prong', usually round, is a ground, to take the power from a casing to 'ground' in the advent of a 'short circuit'; if the appliance is 'double insulated' (in other words made of a non conducting material) there is no benefit from 'grounding' it, therefore two prongs, a 'live', and a 'neutral', are all that is necessary!]
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panzade
 
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Reply Thu 7 Oct, 2004 07:24 am
My old Sure Vocalblaster P/A wants to argue with you. Blue sparks when I touched the mic. Oh well, I must have imagined it.
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BoGoWo
 
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Reply Thu 7 Oct, 2004 07:57 am
cavfancier wrote:
"The dichotomy between George W. Bush and Saddam Hussein led to a misguided war on Iraq."


[that's just great Cav; could mean almost 'anything'! Laughing ]

i know, i know...........

[jB 'dichotomy' using 'di' Greek for two, refers to a difference, or more accurately, a 'distinction' between two things, people, or points of view. -
"The dichotomy between the two potential vice presidents, was very apparent during the debate"]
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BoGoWo
 
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Reply Thu 7 Oct, 2004 08:00 am
panzade wrote:
My old Sure Vocalblaster P/A wants to argue with you. Blue sparks when I touched the mic. Oh well, I must have imagined it.


perhaps i should add, that anything that is not 'double insulated' - e. g. your old PA system, "SHOULD" be grounded!

[make sure you wear a good solid pair of rubber soled shoes when you sing karaoke!]
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cavfancier
 
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Reply Thu 7 Oct, 2004 08:04 am
Laughing That's why I love you Bo, you understand me. I propose we ban crappy idiomatic words and embrace enigma instead. You were also spot on regarding the 'ground' of the 'plug'. 'Live' and 'neutral'...isn't that always the way....
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