[R-390] a small point re Bristo

[Bill Hawkins]

Yes, spelling or typewriter malfunction.
The typist probably didn't know either word.
Engineers are not good copy editors, so once a mistake
goes unchallenged, that's the way to spell it.

Bill Hawkins


-----Original Message-----
From: Tim Shoppa
Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2009 3:00 PM

W Li writes:
> So to be accurate: these are Bristol screws, and not Bristo

I agree, Bristol is accurate... but many military tech pubs used the
wrong spelling.

Where I work all the power techs call "bus bars"
incorrectly, they call them "buzz bars", but 99% of them have never
worked outside the company and all the internal training materials call
them "buzz bars" after decades of inbreeding so they don't know any
better. I would guess the military trained techs worked the same way
with respect to Bristo vs Bristol.

Tim.