[isw]

In article ,
Laurence Payne lpayne1NOSPAM@dslDOTpipexDOTcom wrote:

On Wed, 26 Jul 2006 00:17:05 -0700, isw wrote:

Not at all. A "modern" pickup stylus is not the right size to get the
best results from older "non-microgroove" recordings. And, a modern
"stereo" cartridge will pick up lateral rumble and other noises just
fine, although they contribute nothing good to the playback.

Why all those quote marks? They're all standard words, used in
standard context with standard meaning?

Just asking :-)

It's a habit. It's a way of alerting folks for whom those words are
"standard" but their meanings may not be. It comes from years of having
to do write-ups on very technical subjects that will be read by both
technically savvy folks and some who are close to technically
illiterate. It would be nice if there existed a "clearing house" for
words that would prevent their use in more than one technical context,
but alas...

Isaac