Comments on: Pie-Eyed http://www.word-detective.com/2008/03/pie-eyed/ Semper Ubi Sub Ubi Wed, 20 Mar 2013 19:32:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mark Holroyd http://www.word-detective.com/2008/03/pie-eyed/comment-page-1/#comment-32129 Mark Holroyd Sun, 08 Jan 2012 10:11:16 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/2008/03/24/pie-eyed/#comment-32129 As a trained compositor and letterpress printer we always spelt 'pi' not 'pie'. 'Pica' is a unit of measurement used in compositing not a style of type. Letterpress printing has it's own unique system of measurement based on the one inch measurement which is subdivided into points. A 'pica' is equivalent to one sixth of an inch or twelve 'points', their being seventy two 'points' to one inch. As a trained compositor and letterpress printer we always spelt ‘pi’ not ‘pie’. ‘Pica’ is a unit of measurement used in compositing not a style of type.
Letterpress printing has it’s own unique system of measurement based on the one inch measurement which is subdivided into points. A ‘pica’ is equivalent to one sixth of an inch or twelve ‘points’, their being seventy two ‘points’ to one inch.

]]> By: patti http://www.word-detective.com/2008/03/pie-eyed/comment-page-1/#comment-29685 patti Wed, 28 Dec 2011 01:19:29 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/2008/03/24/pie-eyed/#comment-29685 Do you have an origin for the expression : "to go pie" used when one has lost all their money playing at mah jongg? Do you have an origin for the expression : “to go pie” used when one has lost all their money playing at mah jongg?

]]> By: Tim A http://www.word-detective.com/2008/03/pie-eyed/comment-page-1/#comment-3696 Tim A Wed, 30 Dec 2009 15:45:54 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/2008/03/24/pie-eyed/#comment-3696 But how much credence we should give to someone who cannot even spell a simple word such as POTATO ? [Ed. -- I'll bet he can. He just didn't this time.] But how much credence we should give to someone who cannot even spell a simple word such as POTATO ?

[Ed. -- I'll bet he can. He just didn't this time.]

]]> By: Jules http://www.word-detective.com/2008/03/pie-eyed/comment-page-1/#comment-3253 Jules Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:15:43 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/2008/03/24/pie-eyed/#comment-3253 I'll drink to that description! I’ll drink to that description!

]]> By: Topi Linkala http://www.word-detective.com/2008/03/pie-eyed/comment-page-1/#comment-1858 Topi Linkala Sat, 02 May 2009 10:00:08 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/2008/03/24/pie-eyed/#comment-1858 In UK pie, as a food, doesn't necessary have pastry crust, but can be a owen baked dish with mashed potatoe on top. Shepeard's pie has minced meat a gravy under the potatoe and fishpie has various fishes, veggies and sauce under the potatoe. NES In UK pie, as a food, doesn’t necessary have pastry crust, but can be a owen baked dish with mashed potatoe on top. Shepeard’s pie has minced meat a gravy under the potatoe and fishpie has various fishes, veggies and sauce under the potatoe.

NES

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