[NLRS] Rover semantics....

Wed, 1 May 2002 19:11:19 -0400

Bruce...

Rovering is to rover as hovering is to hover (hoving?... lol) I rest my
case....

Ed VE3KRP EN58....
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bruce Richardson" <[email protected]>
To: "nlrs" <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, May 01, 2002 4:58 PM
Subject: [NLRS] Rover semantics....

> Hi:
>
> Somebody just yanked my chain over my use of the word "rovering" on the
CSVHFS Conf2002
> web-page.  They said the proper word is "roving".  Well, I quibbled.  I've
rovered and
> roved since 1991 and have activated 76 grids so far and throughout the
over 10 years of
> talking about it, I've always used both words interchangeably.  The guy
correcting me
> cites Merriam Webster on-line dictionary as not having "rovering" while
having "roving".
> Have any of you ever felt that one word was correct while the other was
not? Have you
> thought a speaker or writer ignorant for using one of the
spellings/usages?
>
> Cleary, I'm fishing for confirmation that "it just doesn't matter".  But
if some of you
> have the differing point of view, I'd be glad to hear it and maybe this
rovering dog would
> have to learn a new trick.
>
> Bruce Richardson - W9FZ
>
> Central States VHF Society Conference:  Milwaukee, WI  July 26-28, 2002.
Make plans to
> attend!  Info at:  http://www.csvhfs.org
>
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