Comments on: Electric Cars and Electrical Engineers

By: Baruch Atta

Baruch Atta — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 13:22:41 +0000

To Ian

You have to remember the SHORISH of the two words.

Machine – mechanic – mechanical
Electricity – electrician – electrical

I am not sure is machine is the shorish of mechanic/ mechanical. But there is no word machinic or machinian, or for that matter, machinical. You can google it.

By: Ian

Ian — Sun, 30 May 2010 14:34:21 +0000

@ Baruch Atta

It’s not the same with ‘mechanic’ and ‘mechanical’. You see, it’s mechanical engineer and then there are mechanical toys. In case of electric/electrical it would’ve been electrical engineer and electric toys.

Furthermore, this *ic/*ical issue is quite confusing. I mean, electronical, pneumatical, etc. aren’t even ‘real’ words. So, why ‘electrical’ is?

By: JC

JC — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 05:07:08 +0000

Let’s see if I can get this in 20 words or fewer.

“Elecritic” runs on electricity,
“Electrical” has to do with electricity,
“Electronis” is controlled by electricity

Done with 25% savings!

By: Baruch Atta

Baruch Atta — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 21:15:07 +0000

What throws me for a loop is Donavan’s “Mellow Yellow” where he sings about an “electrical banana”. MOre like “Ee-lec-trickle banana”.

By: Andy Knoedler

Andy Knoedler — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 14:25:47 +0000

Oops! That should be “threw me for a loop”.