Re: pollution, self- and otherwise Re: THE QUIZ...

Richard Herring wrote:
>
> In message <43B69B6B.5546@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Peter T. Daniels
> <grammatim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes
>
> >Franz talked about "radio emissions." There's no such thing.
>
> Beg to differ. Though, to be fair, the term is usually applied to the
> naturally-occurring phenomena associated with e.g. the aurora, not
> man-made ones. You'll find the term in frequent use in _Radio Science_,
> _Journal of Atmospheric and Terrestrial Physics_, _Journal of
> Geophysical Research_ and the like.

But as Franz noted about a week ago, he was merely making a fol ami
(there has to be a better singular in English for faux amis!) from
French "émission."
--
Peter T. Daniels grammatim@xxxxxxx
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