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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Two new words #112219 09/16/2003 5:17 AM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,065 Jakarta Bingley Carpal Tunnel Bingley Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,065 Jakarta or new to me, at any rate, though they may be more familiar to our members from North America. duotang a folder made of paper or soft card with two prongs for holding papers deskew to use the rotate function of software to correct the alignment of photocopies or scanned images. I must admit I think I could get rather fond of the word deskew or deskewing. Bingley Bingley Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: Two new words #112220 09/16/2003 10:28 AM Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 2,636 Caribbean consuelo Carpal Tunnel consuelo Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 2,636 Caribbean Duo-tang is a stationary supply manufacturer. One of those Kleenex/Poloroid/Xerox thangs. It's also the name of a group of Canadian rockers. http://www.duotangonline.com/ Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: Two new words #112221 09/16/2003 11:25 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York I haven't heard either, Bingley. I like deskew a lot and may have to find ways to incorporate it! Thanks, Connie, for the Duo-tang. ...does it stay still? [duck-and-cover] Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: Two new words #112222 09/16/2003 12:25 PM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,065 Jakarta Bingley Carpal Tunnel Bingley Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,065 Jakarta So what do you call the folders if you don't call them duotang then? Does the company have a preferred alternative, like sticky-backed plastic for sellotape? Bingley Bingley Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: Two new words #112223 09/16/2003 1:12 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Duotang is a brand name only; I have never heard anyone call a folder a duotang. Maybe a duotang folder, but rarely, in my experience. We just call them folders; maybe a pocket folder, if they have them (pockets, that is). I just looked at an on-line office supply site. They list them as "Combination Folders with Fasteners", and have Duo-tang listed as the manufacturer. As to deskew--do you know how it's pronounced? I suspect it's something like duh-SKEW; however, I find myself thinking DESK-you, which sounds gratifyingly insulting! This was a new word to me, too; my photo suite just says flip/rotate; in Paint, I have the option to skew. I came across my sellotape yesterday, as it happens; gave me an ear-to-ear smile, as I remembered purchasing it! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: Two new words #112224 09/16/2003 2:07 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 It'd be dee-skew, with a slight emphasis on the second syllable, at least in my dialect. I can imagine it with equal stress on both syllables. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: Two new words #112225 09/16/2003 11:19 PM Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 3,230 Te Ika a Maui sjmaxq Carpal Tunnel sjmaxq Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 3,230 Te Ika a Maui I'm with the Fool on this one - I use the de-skew function often. noho ora mai http://maxqnzs.com/References.html Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: Two new words #112226 09/17/2003 5:43 PM Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 1,624 Utter Placebo, Planet Reebok Capfka Pooh-Bah Capfka Pooh-Bah Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 1,624 Utter Placebo, Planet Reebok Whereas I tend to stay on the straight and narrowly un-skewed ... 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