Poll of the Day > how come laser isn't spelled with a z like razer

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helly
06/16/17 12:54:41 AM
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???
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Flyingpirate
06/16/17 1:14:53 AM
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Its a futuristic word too so the z fits well. This has bothered me for decades.
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knivesX2004
06/16/17 1:16:02 AM
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Because:
light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation.
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wwinterj25
06/16/17 1:17:07 AM
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The same reason they are not pronounced the same I guess.
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Aaantlion
06/16/17 1:20:24 AM
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It sometimes is, partly because people don't know how to spell it or want to be cute.
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DeathMagnetic80
06/16/17 1:58:36 AM
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You mean razor?
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helIy
06/16/17 2:02:31 AM
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DeathMagnetic80 posted...
You mean razor?


razer and razor are both different things and the same thing

look it up
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EclairReturns
06/16/17 2:08:23 AM
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Because it was an acronym for a "Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation" device.

You can't spell "stimulated" with a "z", you know. :)
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Golden Road
06/16/17 2:10:36 AM
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Why are boo, do, flu, glue, new, roux, shoe, through, two, and you all spelled different when they make the same sound? Just how English is sometimes.
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EclairReturns
06/16/17 2:25:11 AM
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Golden Road posted...
Just how English is sometimes.


Why do "inflammable" and "flammable" mean the exact same thing?
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hoggys2much99
06/16/17 3:07:12 AM
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@helly

Can I ask, Where the hell have you been?

How the hell can you not know that L.A.S.E.R is an acronym for Light Amplification Stimulated Emission Radiation.
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helIy
06/16/17 9:49:33 AM
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hoggys2much99 posted...
@helly

Can I ask, Where the hell have you been?

How the hell can you not know that L.A.S.E.R is an acronym for Light Amplification Stimulated Emission Radiation.


nope, laser isn't an acronym sorry
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SunWuKung420
06/16/17 9:52:00 AM
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Helly, wrong again and won't face facts once again.
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adjl
06/16/17 10:00:13 AM
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helIy posted...
hoggys2much99 posted...
@helly

Can I ask, Where the hell have you been?

How the hell can you not know that L.A.S.E.R is an acronym for Light Amplification Stimulated Emission Radiation.


nope, laser isn't an acronym sorry


I bet you think scuba isn't either.
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helly
06/16/17 10:26:35 AM
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SunWuKung420 posted...
Helly, wrong again and won't face facts once again.

it started out as an acronym and has since evolved, same with maser

isn't language fun
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SunWuKung420
06/16/17 10:32:29 AM
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A maser ( an acronym for "microwave amplification by stimulated emission of radiation")
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helly
06/16/17 10:34:37 AM
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SunWuKung420 posted...
A maser ( an acronym for "microwave amplification by stimulated emission of radiation")

The meaning of the term maser has changed slightly since its introduction. Initially the acronym was universally given as "microwave amplification by stimulated emission of radiation", which described devices which emitted in the microwave region of the electromagnetic spectrum.


you'd think you'd learn to stop doubting me, considering i'm always right.

it's neat when an acronym just straight legit becomes an actual word
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SunWuKung420
06/16/17 10:37:25 AM
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This topic is now about posting acronyms.
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SunWuKung420
06/16/17 10:38:41 AM
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S.E.T.I.

What ever you quoted still called it an acronym.
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Lil_Bit83
06/16/17 10:39:00 AM
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You mean razor.
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SunWuKung420
06/16/17 10:41:10 AM
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F.A.Qs.
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helly
06/16/17 10:41:17 AM
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Lil_Bit83 posted...
You mean razor.

i did not, i meant razer.

https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/razer

tmyk
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Lil_Bit83
06/16/17 10:42:35 AM
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helly posted...
Lil_Bit83 posted...
You mean razor.

i did not, i mentioned razer.



But that's not how it's spelled and yes I'm being a spelling Nazi.
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helly
06/16/17 10:43:08 AM
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Lil_Bit83 posted...
helly posted...
Lil_Bit83 posted...
You mean razor.

i did not, i mentioned razer.



But that's not how it's spelled and yes I'm being a spelling Nazi.

that's because it's literally a different word

https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/razer

it's also the name of a company
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SunWuKung420
06/16/17 11:24:30 AM
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F.B.I.

caps
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WhiskeyDisk
06/16/17 11:48:23 AM
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EclairReturns posted...
Golden Road posted...
Just how English is sometimes.


Why do "inflammable" and "flammable" mean the exact same thing?



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8mD2hsxrhQ



Also, T.A.S.E.R actually comes from the Thomas A Swift Electric Rifle.
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hoggys2much99
06/16/17 12:10:47 PM
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helIy posted...
hoggys2much99 posted...
@helly

Can I ask, Where the hell have you been?

How the hell can you not know that L.A.S.E.R is an acronym for Light Amplification Stimulated Emission Radiation.


nope, laser isn't an acronym sorry


@helly

MAb6eS5

6FCVqQl

0rfZqYZ

yFLGMPW

Thank you for the laugh.

I see you are someone that can't accept the truth.

https://www.allacronyms.com/L.A.S.E.R./Light_Amplification_by_Stimulated_Emission_of_Radiation

So er want to try that again?
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Mead
06/16/17 12:17:14 PM
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Someone was wrong about a thing quick let's turn into 9gag
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Cacciato
06/16/17 12:26:21 PM
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hoggys2much99 posted...
helIy posted...
hoggys2much99 posted...
@helly

Can I ask, Where the hell have you been?

How the hell can you not know that L.A.S.E.R is an acronym for Light Amplification Stimulated Emission Radiation.


nope, laser isn't an acronym sorry


@helly

MAb6eS5

6FCVqQl

0rfZqYZ

yFLGMPW

Thank you for the laugh.

I see you are someone that can't accept the truth.

https://www.allacronyms.com/L.A.S.E.R./Light_Amplification_by_Stimulated_Emission_of_Radiation

So er want to try that again?

I am politely asking you to never fucking post on this board again.
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jsb0714
06/16/17 1:17:23 PM
#31:


helly posted...
SunWuKung420 posted...
Helly, wrong again and won't face facts once again.

it started out as an acronym and has since evolved, same with maser

isn't language fun

Wtf?
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Sarcasthma
06/16/17 1:52:43 PM
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I thought helly was the bad guy in this topic, but then hoggy...he...
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helly
06/19/17 6:39:44 AM
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he infected my topic with cancer

this was a perfectly good topic until he decided he couldn't take his loss like a man
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adjl
06/19/17 9:43:22 AM
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I mean, you're still wrong, but that's still a hideous abomination of a post.
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helly
06/19/17 12:49:13 PM
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you can't argue against the evolution of language
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