Arg... Salesdroiditis strikes again!

7 Jun 2004

...
     When I replace
this 21" monitor with something, it will almost
 certainly be a flat-screen.....  You do know that there are
"perfectly-flat" CRT technologies, right?  Well, I didn't write that,
but... 
 Did the attribution actually say you'd had? 
No.  I simply tend to attach such a disclaimer when I reply to
something that is specifically addressed in the second person ("You")
when responding to something I didn't write.

...
   ...yes. 
However, I see nothing wrong with using "flat" to refer to
 something that's, oh, say, 15"x18"x4" as compared to, say,
 15"x18"x20".  I do - being flat has nothing to do with being thin.

The sense in which I consider it reasonable can be found by asking
dictionary.com for "flat":

    3. Having a relatively broad surface in relation to thickness or
       depth: a flat board.

Not that that vitiates your point that the term has been rather
severely abused and could do with a more precision in its use.

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