Artic / Antartic
Artic / Antartic
(OP)
One pronunciation that really peeves me is the description of the polar regions as the Artic and the Antartic. I hear it all the time, including from people who should know better. I suspect that they even think it's spelt that way!
My dictionary defines "Artic" as being an abbreviation of "articulated vehicle" (a.k.a. semi-trailer). I am not sure what "Antartic" means - possibly a rigid-bodied truck (being the opposite of an "artic")?
My dictionary defines "Artic" as being an abbreviation of "articulated vehicle" (a.k.a. semi-trailer). I am not sure what "Antartic" means - possibly a rigid-bodied truck (being the opposite of an "artic")?





RE: Artic / Antartic
RE: Artic / Antartic
http://65.66.134.201/cgi-bin/webster/webster.exe?search_for_d:/inetpub/wwwroot/cgi-bin/webster/web1828=antarctic
Who'd have thunk there'd be a 1928-edition dictionary online?
TTFN
RE: Artic / Antartic
Good Luck
johnwm