It won't do we engineers any harm to have to look up a word or phrase from time to timeMore like a venial sin. You don't go to hell for those. As for the de gustibus quote, I had to look it up. I was not offended by it at all because I learned something, trivial as it may be. It's NOT common knowledge. I am not against such expressions at all; it's just that there's no reason to use something that most people would have to look up, when a straightforward English expression would git 'er done, especially on a site more likely frequented by engineering types who are likely to be remedial in their Latin, rather than literary types, who may more likely understand the occasional Latin phrase. At any rate, this is my last comment on the subject.
Indeed. But they make no claim on how well it is pronouncedSurprised how big French is.
You might blame it on the Norman conquest.Surprised how big French is.
Surprised how big French is.
I always post my pics of that prototype [they built using NOKIA modem housings] in every thread on [most beautiful amplifiers]. The last time (here on this forum,) I did get a reaction, from someone who had posted pics of those...uhh, Italian amps...d'Agostini and Pathos.Matti Otala's research lead to some incredible sounding and performing amplifiers with limited feedback which still stand the test of time, to this day, incidentally from the Harman stable of brands...
I always post my pics of that prototype [they built using NOKIA modem housings] in every thread on [most beautiful amplifiers]. The last time (here on this forum,) I did get a reaction, from someone who had posted pics of those...uhh, Italian amps...d'Agostini and Pathos.
Thanks for the correction. ...The name Agostini is firmly embedded in my mind, the famous MV Agusta rider.D'Agostino
Celerity.Sometimes cognates (Latin words that look like English ones) don't always work out, as an example Latin 'celer' which means swiftly-celery is swift? I 'spoze.
What are people's rule of thumb for seeking advice without falling prey to charlatans / ideology / trends / misinformation etc?
Since this is not a common usage word in this day & time:Celerity fits; celery does not.