http://www.word-detective.com/2011/05/sound-solid-reliable/ Semper Ubi Sub Ubi Wed, 20 Mar 2013 19:32:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.word-detective.com/2011/05/sound-solid-reliable/comment-page-1/#comment-19978 Dan S. Wed, 15 Jun 2011 15:29:07 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/?p=4946#comment-19978 Today, the depth of water can be measured with sound, using sonar. I had assumed that "sounding" referred to a low-tech version of this - making some kind of noise in the water and listening carefully to the echoes, in order to get an indication of where the bottom was. I guess not. Today, the depth of water can be measured with sound, using sonar. I had assumed that “sounding” referred to a low-tech version of this – making some kind of noise in the water and listening carefully to the echoes, in order to get an indication of where the bottom was. I guess not.

]]> http://www.word-detective.com/2011/05/sound-solid-reliable/comment-page-1/#comment-9064 Elizabeth Lightwood Fri, 26 Nov 2010 02:20:12 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/?p=4946#comment-9064 The Times is out of joint, perhaps? The Times is out of joint, perhaps?

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