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#16 (permalink) Fri May 08, 2009 23:19 pm Plug, wall socket, wall plug, extension lead/cord

Jamie (K) wrote:

Shyone wrote:

Adrianpmills wrote:

Having just rewired my house I agree that a socket is a socket and a plug is a plug. However, to refer to a socket as a plug is a very common mistake and I agree fully with jennytc - most people would know exactly what you meant. It's one of those mistakes that doesn't particularly matter.

But while people come here to learn they might as well learn it the right way to begin with. It would be utterly wrong to let it slip only because some people make this mistake.

Of course, I agree.

And so do I. By all means use the correct terminology. But jennytc made a very valid point, that many native English speakers confuse the terms socket and plug. That doesn't mean others have the right to treat her like an idiot.

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#17 (permalink) Fri May 08, 2009 23:28 pm Plug, wall socket, wall plug, extension lead/cord

I think Jennytc invited the treatment by pretending to be some kind of university-educated authority on the matter without being able to write literately in English. A typo or two would have been one thing, but her kind of bad English brings shame on my nation, so somebody had to tell her.

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