[Phys-l] OT Re: "Unlearning"

[brian whatcott <betwys1@sbcglobal.net>]

 What a charming pretension, to see an American teacher staunchly 
upholding a British
phrase which stands in for the prohibition of clapping in the House Of 
Commons!
 This provides a subtle example of a possible topic for unlearning?

Though OED can provide etymological support for Bob's form, the Google poll
 shows this spelling is handily outvoted in current usage,  so that it 
is a question of time
 before  a progressive dictionary like OED (descriptive, not 
prescriptive, in the
 modern manner) will  show the alternative form....

Another good one for Bob's consideration: "Hear ye, hear ye" - a fine
archaic English phrase....     :-)
[I understand that "ye" is also outvoted in the G poll.]

Brian W

On 9/10/2010 9:57 PM, LaMontagne, Bob wrote:
> It's "Hear Hear". Most teachers know this.
>
> Bob at PC
>
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> Regarding this comment:
> > To me, there is a vast difference between building a foundation for a future
> > physicist and introducing the broader population to the ideas of physics
> Here Here!!