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Subject:Electric vs. electrical From:Tony Chung <tonyc -at- tonychung -dot- ca> To:Dave C <davec2468 -at- yahoo -dot- com> Date:Thu, 16 Jan 2014 17:45:27 -0800
On Thursday, January 16, 2014, Dave C <davec2468 -at- yahoo -dot- com> wrote:
>
> Yes, but the question from the beginning has been what is the difference
> between “electric” and “electrical”.
>
>
Which is why I quoted Alec's email below yours (Dave C). Alec suggested
"electronics" to combine the two, but electrical and electronic are two
totally different things.
And yeah Dan. I agree scale isn't quite the right word. I have trouble in
the moment thinking of some words that relate to concepts I internalize.
This is definitely an interesting exercise.
-Tony
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