2 Nov
2001
2 Nov
'01
3:29 p.m.
In message <001401c16415$61a86040$9cc762d8(a)idcomm.com>om>, "Richard Erlacher"
writ
es:
Well, that's interesting for sure. Having been in
engineering since 1963, I
have to say I've heard the term "one-of" countless times, since that's
been th
e
[...]
It surprises me, of course, that a term could be so
widely understood, yet use
d
so seldom by those with whom I've worked, over the past three decades and more
,
that I've never heard it used, even once, that I can recall.
Facinating. Now I can't say I've been in engineering that long
(only since about '80 except for a little goofing around in
high school). However, my experience has been almost exactly
the opposite. I've always heard and used one-off. It's been
this thread that has introduced me to the term one-of.
Brian L. Stuart