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    antipodean replied to the thread Media mistakes.
    My understanding is that 2000ib is what is referred to as a 'short ton'. Maybe the Imperialists think those in the US are a bit short ....
  • Black Hole
    Really? I have no basis to disagree, just a bit surprised that it can transcode in real time (admittedly in hardware) without...
  • Black Hole
    Black Hole replied to the thread Media mistakes.
    Well, 12,304 kg ≈︎ 27,126 lb, 1 ton = 20 cwt = 160 st = 2,240 lb, ∴︎ 12,304 kg = 12.11 tons. It would be inconsistent to use tonnes in...
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    HDR-Fox-T2 menu is for Multichannel Stereo out when MPEG -> PCM; DD and DD+ -> DD on output (from my copy of the manual). It's not...
  • gomezz
    gomezz replied to the thread Media mistakes.
    Are you saying it should be "tonnes"?
  • Black Hole
    Black Hole replied to the thread Media mistakes.
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  • Black Hole
    This is not uncommon when tuned to some of the minor channels. It only seems to happen on some programmes as well – another time...
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    With my humax the rebooting is only on specific channels, just had 5 reboots in 5 minutes watching Challenge off Winter Hill...
  • gomezz
    gomezz replied to the thread Media mistakes.
    Just heard a football commentator saying that the two teams had played each other six times before. Team A had never won and Team B had...
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    Neil9669 reacted to JimB's post in the thread HDR 1000S 500gb HDD Failure with Like Like.
    I have a HDR1000S and HDR1010S, both not recognizing the HDD. With plenty time on my hands I decided to try to fix them. Both discs...
  • Black Hole
    Black Hole replied to the thread Media mistakes.
    That's what they intend, I'm sure, but what's wrong with saying so? Less dramatic, that's what (and perhaps so ingrained they don't...
  • Black Hole
    Black Hole replied to the thread Media mistakes.
    BBC Breakfast: "The Northern Lights over one of the British Antarctic Survey's research stations"
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    antipodean replied to the thread Media mistakes.
    I would insist that using "proper" English, the headline would mean I would get the item for less than half price.
  • Black Hole
    Black Hole replied to the thread Media mistakes.
    Yes, well it's pandering to the illiterate (as usual). If I had my way all such examples would be had up for misrepresentation, eg...
  • Black Hole
    Black Hole replied to the thread Media mistakes.
    I think a formal interpretation will depend on the words that came before.
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