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Discussion Groups / English Usage / November 2006Binding of stainless steel components - What is that d#"n word?
Hi all, When you hit 55+ the brain starts to fail. Spectacles found in the refrigerator, etc ;-) I have forgotten a simple term I should know backwards. When you fit a nut to a threaded stainless steel thread, for outdoors use you should use some form of lubricant, otherwise there is a risk that they will "bind and permanently lock" - it is just the same with running and engine without oil, but a bit more expensive. Please - what is the word I am seeking? It sounds like "Seeze up" but I cannot remember how to spell it. When I use the usual dictionary spelcheck confirmation (BrE) I keep coming back to "cease". BR Hairy > Hi all, > When you hit 55+ the brain starts to fail. Spectacles found in the [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > cannot remember how to spell it. When I use the usual dictionary spelcheck > confirmation (BrE) I keep coming back to "cease". "Anti-seize thread lubricant" is probably what you mean. I used to use Loctite - here's a link: http://tinyurl.com/v89h7  SignatureLes > > Hi all, > > When you hit 55+ the brain starts to fail. Spectacles found in the [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > cannot remember how to spell it. When I use the usual dictionary spelcheck > > confirmation (BrE) I keep coming back to "cease". > "Anti-seize thread lubricant" is probably what you mean. I used to use > Loctite - here's a link: SEIZE - Great Les, many thanks. That is the spelling I was loking for. Funny how I have used the word for many years, but as a radio/electronics engineer I have never had call to actually write it down. At least, not for as long as I can remember. Many thanks for the link, nice to get more terminology and background info. I love this newsgroup, little SPAM and loads of people willing to share knowledge. May thanks once again. BR Harry >> > Please - what is the word I am seeking? It sounds like "Seeze up" but I >> > cannot remember how to spell it. When I use the usual dictionary [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] >I love this newsgroup, little SPAM and loads of people willing to share >knowledge. May thanks once again. I read the original post and thought the word would be "seize", but then thought that this was so blindingly obvious that it must be something else. However, since the exact same thing happens to me on occasion, I do understand. When I do it - forget a dead-common word - I just write it off to my age. When someone else does it, I can't imagine what's wrong with them. SignatureTony Cooper Orlando, FL > When I do it - forget a dead-common word - I just write > it off to my age. When someone else does it, I can't imagine what's > wrong with them. I noticed this title in the American Book Center yesterday: "1,000 Unforgettable Senior Moments: Of Which We Could Remember Only 246." SignatureBest -- Donna Richoux [snip] >However, since the exact same thing happens to me on occasion, I do >understand. When I do it - forget a dead-common word - I just write >it off to my age. When someone else does it, I can't imagine what's >wrong with them. A pity it does not really work that. I could do without getting old. I would extend you the same courtesy. I am 46, and on Wednesday, I surrendered to having to get glasses. In about another ten days, I will be a part-time four-eyed nerd. Sincerely, Gene Wirchenko Computerese Irregular Verb Conjugation: I have preferences. You have biases. He/She has prejudices. >[snip] > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >Wednesday, I surrendered to having to get glasses. In about another >ten days, I will be a part-time four-eyed nerd. At 46 you should be old enough to withstand the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune. I had to start wearing glasses at 15 and it was as though the end of the world had arrived. The old adage "Boys don't make passes at girls who wear glasses" seemed to work in reverse, too, back in the 1950s. SignatureRobin Herts, England > At 46 you should be old enough to withstand the slings and arrows of > outrageous fortune. I had to start wearing glasses at 15 and it was > as though the end of the world had arrived. The old adage "Boys don't > make passes at girls who wear glasses" seemed to work in reverse, too, > back in the 1950s. Fifteen? Oooh, lucky you. Four years old, here, _plus_ an eye patch. Of course, appealing to the opposite sex wasn't high on my priority list then. SignatureSML >> At 46 you should be old enough to withstand the slings and arrows of >> outrageous fortune. I had to start wearing glasses at 15 and it was [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >course, appealing to the opposite sex wasn't high on my priority list >then. Four years old? When YoungBloke started nursery, aged 10mo, there was a little boy in the same room, perhaps six months older, with glasses. One lens of which was covered with a patch. The little boy's 3 and a bit now, and still in glasses. He looks very cute in them. SignatureLinz Wet Yorks via Cambridge, York, London and Watford My accent may vary > At 46 you should be old enough to withstand the slings and arrows of > outrageous fortune. I had to start wearing glasses at 15 and it was > as though the end of the world had arrived. The old adage "Boys > don't make passes at girls who wear glasses" seemed to work in > reverse, too, back in the 1950s. Glasses were great heavy-framed ugly things in the 1950s. At least now we have a wider range of styles. I'm finding that my ability to attract women is about the same with or without my glasses: approximately zero. Back in the 1950s we also said "Men don't make passes at girls with big arses". These days it's rare to see a young girl without a big arse. With obesity at epidemic levels in the rich countries, and famine getting worse in the poor ones, it's probably about time we reintroduced cannibalism. SignaturePeter Moylan http://www.pmoylan.org Please note the changed e-mail and web addresses. The domain eepjm.newcastle.edu.au no longer exists, and I can no longer receive mail at my newcastle.edu.au addresses. The optusnet address could disappear at any time. Robin Bignall (or somebody else of the same name) wrote thusly in message <lhtem2t2a5on07ou4rfo1c9t18ckdchqn0@4ax.com>: >>[snip] >> [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > make passes at girls who wear glasses" seemed to work in reverse, too, > back in the 1950s. I'm 51 and have always enjoyed excellent eyesight. Of course, my eyes are so pretty it would be a shame if they had to be concealed behind artificial optics. :)))) SignatureTerms and conditions apply. Batteries not included. Subject to status. Financial commitment required. Always read the label. Keep out of children. Interchange the alphabetic letter groups to reply > However, since the exact same thing happens to me on occasion, I do > understand. When I do it - forget a dead-common word - I just write > it off to my age. When someone else does it, I can't imagine what's > wrong with them. Okay, we're 2/3 of the way to an irregular-verb joke here... SignatureMark Brader | "Grammar am for people who can't think for *myself*. Toronto | Understanded me?" msb@vex.net | -- Buck (Get Fuzzy: Darby Conley) Tony Cooper (or somebody else of the same name) wrote thusly in message <cf1em2pfbcapthkhm79ige0qacgpoqkr4c@4ax.com>: > I read the original post and thought the word would be "seize", but > then thought that this was so blindingly obvious that it must be > something else. What a change of direction for this thread. As the OP feared, did it bind and permanently lock? SignatureTerms and conditions apply. Batteries not included. Subject to status. Financial commitment required. Always read the label. Keep out of children. Interchange the alphabetic letter groups to reply > I love this newsgroup, little SPAM and loads of people willing to share > knowledge. May thanks once again. I take it that your changing from Hairy Lethal to Harry Lethall is a sign of your esteem for us. SignatureBest wishes -- Donna Richoux Harry Lethall filted: >SEIZE - Great Les, many thanks. That is the spelling I was loking for. The spelling follows the rule "I before E except when it isn't"....r Signature"Keep your eye on the Bishop. I want to know when he makes his move", said the Inspector, obliquely. Harry Lethall: >> SEIZE - Great Les, many thanks. That is the spelling I was loking for. R.H. Draney: > The spelling follows the rule "I before E except when it isn't"....r I don't usually bother with spelling mnemonics, but I've always liked the one that says, "to seize is improper". A siege, on the other hand, requires following the rules with military precision. SignatureMark Brader, Toronto | "So *you* say." --Toddy Beamish msb@vex.net | (H.G. Wells, "The Man Who Could Work Miracles") > Harry Lethall filted: >> >>SEIZE - Great Les, many thanks. That is the spelling I was loking for. > > The spelling follows the rule "I before E except when it isn't"....r That's one of the few rules of English orthography that has absolutely no exceptions. SignatureRoland Hutchinson Will play viola da gamba for food. NB mail to my.spamtrap [at] verizon.net is heavily filtered to remove spam. If your message looks like spam I may not see it. Roland Hutchinson (or somebody else of the same name) wrote thusly in message <EAM9h.9899$9e.6190@trnddc02>: >> Harry Lethall filted: >>> [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > That's one of the few rules of English orthography that has absolutely no > exceptions. Einstein rewrote so many rules that it's no surprise that he breaks this one twice. OK so he was Swiss-German but what the f SignatureTerms and conditions apply. Batteries not included. Subject to status. Financial commitment required. Always read the label. Keep out of children. Interchange the alphabetic letter groups to reply > Roland Hutchinson (or somebody else of the same name) wrote thusly in > message <EAM9h.9899$9e.6190@trnddc02>: [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > OK so he was Swiss-German but what the f No more (though no less) Swiss than he was American: a naturalized citizen of both countries. SignatureRoland Hutchinson Will play viola da gamba for food. NB mail to my.spamtrap [at] verizon.net is heavily filtered to remove spam. If your message looks like spam I may not see it. Harry Lethall (or somebody else of the same name) wrote thusly in message <ek6hcf$27v$1@news.al.sw.ericsson.se>: > Many thanks for the link, nice to get more terminology and background > info. I love this newsgroup, little SPAM and loads of people willing to > share knowledge. May thanks once again. We're all a bunch of basically nice people here. SignatureTerms and conditions apply. Batteries not included. Subject to status. Financial commitment required. Always read the label. Keep out of children. Interchange the alphabetic letter groups to reply > Harry Lethall (or somebody else of the same name) wrote thusly in message > <ek6hcf$27v$1@news.al.sw.ericsson.se>: [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > We're all a bunch of basically nice people here. Oh no we're not! SignaturePeter Moylan http://www.pmoylan.org Please note the changed e-mail and web addresses. The domain eepjm.newcastle.edu.au no longer exists, and I can no longer receive mail at my newcastle.edu.au addresses. The optusnet address could disappear at any time. > > Harry Lethall (or somebody else of the same name) wrote thusly in message > > <ek6hcf$27v$1@news.al.sw.ericsson.se>: [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Oh no we're not! And who asked you, fercrysay? SignatureMike. |
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