grangerize
Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2011 4:44 pm
by sardith
Dear Dr. Goodword,
I'd like to know a little about this word's history and any other tidbits you can find, but I have a question as well.
Would the alterations that users contribute to Wikipedia
'pages' be considered
grangerism?
Just wondering how technology changes things,
Sardith
Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2011 8:00 pm
by Slava
Fascinating word, sardith. One of the neat-o cool beans bits about it is that is its own antonym, in a way. It means both to add pictures from other sources to a book and to cut them out from a book to put someplace else.
Home, home on the grange. Let's browse for more pictures we can cull and transplant.
As an HP fan, I wonder if Hermione Granger's name is related in any way, too.
That's Harry Potter, not Hewlett-Packard, by the way.
Added aside, would the Brits write "a HP fan?"
HP
Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2011 9:44 pm
by Audiendus
Added aside, would the Brits write "a HP fan?"
Generally not. But some use the non-standard pronunciation
haitch, so I suppose they would write "a" rather than "an".
In the UK, the abbreviation "HP" is most likely to refer to HP sauce.
Re: HP
Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2011 10:49 pm
by Slava
In the UK, the abbreviation "HP" is most likely to refer to HP sauce.
Quite coincidentally, I learned this one just two days ago. A Canadian friend was visiting and we happened upon the international aisle of a local grocery store. There stood the good old Houses of Parliament Sauce.
Odd things we learn at odd times, what?