Comments on: The -escent Suffix http://www.dailywritingtips.com/the-escent-suffix/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:00:10 -0600 hourly 1 By: Peter http://www.dailywritingtips.com/the-escent-suffix/comment-page-1/#comment-53094 Peter Tue, 11 Nov 2008 06:19:12 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/?p=952#comment-53094 <i>I guess in this case the fluorescing is due to electric current applied directly, rather than radiation impacting a fluorescing material</i> No; the light comes from the coating on the inside of the tube - if you made a fluorescent lamp with a plain glass tube, you'd get very little visible light (just a dull blue glow; it's mostly ultraviolet) I guess in this case the fluorescing is due to electric current applied directly, rather than radiation impacting a fluorescing material
No; the light comes from the coating on the inside of the tube – if you made a fluorescent lamp with a plain glass tube, you’d get very little visible light (just a dull blue glow; it’s mostly ultraviolet)

]]> By: Sharon http://www.dailywritingtips.com/the-escent-suffix/comment-page-1/#comment-44123 Sharon Mon, 13 Oct 2008 10:43:12 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/?p=952#comment-44123 Ah, a fellow trivia junkie. It's fun to find out new things, isn't it, impNERD? Ah, a fellow trivia junkie. It’s fun to find out new things, isn’t it, impNERD?

]]> By: impNERD http://www.dailywritingtips.com/the-escent-suffix/comment-page-1/#comment-43972 impNERD Mon, 13 Oct 2008 05:04:09 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/?p=952#comment-43972 That's pretty awesome. I love little nuggets of facts like this. Many times in elementary school or younger I would ask tons of questions like the one your son did. And most of the times I would never receive the answers... I can see myself doing exactly what you said. :) That’s pretty awesome. I love little nuggets of facts like this. Many times in elementary school or younger I would ask tons of questions like the one your son did. And most of the times I would never receive the answers… I can see myself doing exactly what you said. :)

]]> By: Sharon http://www.dailywritingtips.com/the-escent-suffix/comment-page-1/#comment-43643 Sharon Sat, 11 Oct 2008 23:46:08 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/?p=952#comment-43643 Leisureguy: yes, it's a very useful prefix. Cmdweb: I tend to use 'becoming obsolete' myself, as it's clear what it means. Still nice to know the other word, though. :) Leisureguy: yes, it’s a very useful prefix.

Cmdweb: I tend to use ‘becoming obsolete’ myself, as it’s clear what it means. Still nice to know the other word, though. :)

]]> By: cmdweb http://www.dailywritingtips.com/the-escent-suffix/comment-page-1/#comment-43626 cmdweb Sat, 11 Oct 2008 20:41:19 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/?p=952#comment-43626 Obsolescent. I had an argument quite a while back about that word. I argued that it wasn't a word, it was just people's ba5tardisation of the word 'obsolescence', and what they really wanted to use was the word 'obsolete'. I had honestly not heard of the word until then. Needless to say when the dictionary came out, I climbed down... Note to self: engage brain and check dictionary before arguing. I still refuse to use it. I always prefer to write 'becoming obsolete' as I think 'obsolescence' has no place in my writing even though it's very widely used in my tech writing field. Obsolescent. I had an argument quite a while back about that word. I argued that it wasn’t a word, it was just people’s ba5tardisation of the word ‘obsolescence’, and what they really wanted to use was the word ‘obsolete’. I had honestly not heard of the word until then. Needless to say when the dictionary came out, I climbed down…
Note to self: engage brain and check dictionary before arguing.
I still refuse to use it. I always prefer to write ‘becoming obsolete’ as I think ‘obsolescence’ has no place in my writing even though it’s very widely used in my tech writing field.

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