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From: der Mouse <mouse_at_Rodents.Montreal.QC.CA>
Date: Mon Jun 7 19:58:17 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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