...'cos I'm that mood.

If an image has the properites of a hologram, it hologramatic, not holograhic

Hologram
Photograph made by means of laser, which when illuminated by another laser produces a 3-dimentional image of the ogject photographed

Holograph
Document wholly in handwritting of person in who name it appears.


What's do you call a word that, because of it's continues miss-use, ends up meaning what it's been mistaken with?

Erm, sorry to disappoint you, but Dictionary.com has two definitions for the word holographic.

The 2nd defn matches your one relating to handwriting, but the first definition is:

- Of or relating to holography or holograms.

Oh, and according to the same site, there is no such word as hologramatic. :p


[Edited by MarkO - 10/29/2002 3:09:59 PM]

My personal Pet Peeve are smart @rses ;):D:D

Stefan

Shouldn't that be 'IS smart @rses'? :)

Funny you should say that, but I did think someone would pull me up on the reply.

Should it be 'IS smart @rses' or 'IS A smart @rse' :confused:

Either way, your names going on my blacklist ;)

Stefan

wey hey!!

MarkO,

Yea, well. The Dictionary is wrong :p


PS. Is the word "dictionary" in the dictionary? Is the descriptoin "the book you are holding"? :)

It's wrong in more ways than one:
Of course it's perfectly possible to produce one that's viewable using ordinary, incoherent, light. It's not a photograph either, it's an interference pattern. If you split a holographic plate in two, you get two holograms of the original picture (not half each). That's why it's called 'hologram' meaning 'whole image'. :D

Edit: if you've ever made a hologram, you'll know what a bitch it is getting all the beamsplitters in the right places such that one beam strikes the object, the other the plate, and the reflected light from the object strikes the plate. Then you have to develop the plate/film in total darkness if you've been using red lasers, as the plate/film is sensitive in the red optical band so you can't use one of those red lights to see. If you dump your hands in the developer instead of the water, it stings a lot [img]images/smilies/mad.gif[/img]

[Edited by carl - 10/29/2002 3:28:19 PM]

Carl,

That quote was from my Little Oxford Dictionary (1983 - fifth edition).

Have a word with them. ;)

Shame you didn't use your little dictionary to look up all of the other words involved. ;) :p

Well, they're wrong. Or have all the holograms you've seen been illuminated by a laser?

...is someone saying 'holographic' worse than following a slow-arsed tractor?? :D

Just out of interest, what is an ogject?

It's like an object, but in 3G. ;)

Come to think of it, what does dimentional mean? I don't think much of this Little Oxford Dictionary :rolleyes:

And who exactly is this Miss Use, and why does she hyphenate her name? Does anyone have any pictures of her? ;)

Languages change & evolve over time. Look up the original root of the word "gorgeous". ;)

Oi you lot!!! leave it out :p


MarkO,

I think the first option is there because of it's constand miss-use.

...and so on for:

properites (properties)
handwritting (handwriting)
in who name it (in whose name it)

What's do you call a word (What do you call a word)
because of it's (because of its)
continues (continuous)
what it's been mistaken with? (ending the sentence with a preposition :D)

Tommy,

Nearly :p

Constand?

I think it's there because there's no such word as hologramatic. ;)

Carl,

I'm normally very particular in making sure that my spelling and grammar are correct in my postings. Thank you for pointing out my mistakes. Hope it make you feel big ;)

And if there was, it would be hologrammatic.

Not at all, but you should get your own house in order before criticizing others for their use of English :D

MarkO,

Thank you too :p

The word does exist.

<applause> Couldn't have put it better myself. :D

Thanks you chaps. I feel much better now I've been put in my place...

Good. Job done. :D

:p

EDIT: bolx. Can't even get the smilie right.

[Edited by Nimbus - 10/29/2002 4:03:22 PM]

That would be the Queen's English then, would it? ;)