Re: The First Hiking Map of Mars (Mars Express)
jack.harrison@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
I am a huge fan of Ron's postings and only rarely to I find anything
to comment on.
But it is not Ordinance (Survey) but Ordnance (no I in the word).
It's a very common error and I have only learned the correct spelling
in the past ten years or so.
Jack (in England)
Do we need an ORDINANCE about misspelling ORDNANCE?
Jim Lillie
ex-Sp5 special weapons technician '63-65
69th ORDNANCE Co, US Army
Vicenza, Italy
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Relevant Pages
- Re: Griffiths Valuation on askaboutireland
... History of maps since the Royal Board of Ordnance first surveyed ... ... a short history of Ordnance Survey. ...
(soc.genealogy.ireland) - Re: British National Grid System
... GSV Three Minds in a Can wrote: ... Ordnance being pretty much a posh word for cannon. ... It might have been Bonnie Prince Charlie that they wanted to know the ... Ordnance Survey started mapping Great Brittan. ...
(uk.rec.walking) - Re: OT: Am I superpedantic Umbrella?
... the Ordnance Survey is itself a rather quaint concept; ... think anyone outside the military (and those reporting on or writing ... part of which is why i was dealing with them, ...
(uk.media.radio.archers) - Re: Sunday Times 4136 -Spoiler
... >>> I know what ordnance is. ... >>> to the clue is ordinance, which is a different word with a ... > puzzles is that if you're relying on an obsolete word-meaning, ...
(rec.puzzles.crosswords) - Re: Sunday Times 4136 -Spoiler
... >> I know what ordnance is. ... >> to the clue is ordinance, which is a different word with a ... say so in the clue - something like "... ... for old munitions". ...
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