PSA: ok, i cant take it anymore...it's LENS, not LENSE

Wallydraigle · Mar 30, 2004

I see that word misspelled about 100 times a day. Even people who should know better can't seem to spell this word correctly. If you call someone on it they will try to tell you that that's just how English-speaking people in Europe spell it, and to ah heck off. If you call someone from Europe on it they will try to tell you that that's just how people in the USA spell it, and to ah heck off. The truth is that there never was a word "lense" for any kind of optical objective in the English language. Ever. There never was. What's sad is that so many people can't spell this word correctly that "lense" is now actually found in the Scrabble Dictionary (Webster's) as an accepted spelling. It's still not in the real dictionary though (OED).

There is a "lense" in the OED, but it's a verb meaning "to make lean" or "to become lean." There is no noun "lense". None.

The other thread tipped this rant off. I saw that and just couldn't take it anymore. I just had to get this off my chest so I could rest in peace. Thanks.

calvinbiss · Mar 30, 2004

good to know

OutHouse · Mar 30, 2004

im all out of cookies, anybody have one for Lirion?

AvesPKS · Mar 30, 2004

for any kind of optical objective

"Optical objective"?

Dob you mean optical object?

DarkManXY2G · Mar 30, 2004

Uhhh.....Thanks?

anxi80 · Mar 30, 2004

im surprized ppl get this anull over grammer.

guapo337 · Mar 30, 2004

oh.. speaking of optics and such, what kind of macro lense do you use?

guapo337 · Mar 30, 2004

JackBurton · Mar 30, 2004

I'm glad you brought this up! I sometimes lose sleep at night knowing there are people wondering around misspelling "lens." Thank you for clearing this up. I can now sleep easier at night.

Wallydraigle · Mar 30, 2004

Originally posted by: AvesPKS

for any kind of optical objective

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"Optical objective"?

Dob you mean optical object?

No, look up objective

I don't need any cookies, I'm eating pancakes

TitanDiddly · Mar 30, 2004

I don't see this often.... you must frequent photography forums.

Kyteland · Mar 30, 2004

But the big question is this: Is "Lenses" a word?

Wallydraigle · Mar 30, 2004

Originally posted by: PhasmatisNox
I don't see this often.... you must frequent photography forums.

Yeah, I hit a few of them everyday. I do what I can to mend this great evil. My signature on DPreview is "There's only one 'e' in 'lens'. Thanks."

Ikonomi · Mar 30, 2004

Originally posted by: Kyteland
But the big question is this: Is "Lenses" a word?

Yeah, it's the plural of "lens".

Goosemaster · Mar 30, 2004

Originally posted by: anxi80
im surprized ppl get this anull over grammer.

uyy taht got on my nervers:|

MrDudeMan · Mar 30, 2004

if you are just trying to make fun of me, then screw you. if you are actually making a PSA, then nevermind.

psydancerqt · Mar 30, 2004

i've never seen this mistake

Wallydraigle · Mar 30, 2004

Originally posted by: MrDudeMan
if you are just trying to make fun of me, then screw you. if you are actually making a PSA, then nevermind.

I'm not poking fun, this really causes me quite a bit of distress because I see it so often. It's like that John Carpenter movie "They Live" with Roddy Piper the wrestler, where they walk around with the glasses on and can see all the aliens, but everyone else is oblivious to them. That's what I feel like because I know the truth.

pyonir · Mar 30, 2004

Originally posted by: lirion
I don't need any cookies, I'm eating pancakes

well dammit then...put that camera and lense to use and take some pics of those pancakes on a bunny's head!

bigalt · Mar 30, 2004

Originally posted by: lirion
I see that word misspelled about 100 times a day.

i don't think i've seen it spelled either way more than 100 times a month.

MrDudeMan · Mar 30, 2004

Originally posted by: lirion

Originally posted by: MrDudeMan
if you are just trying to make fun of me, then screw you. if you are actually making a PSA, then nevermind.

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I'm not poking fun, this really causes me quite a bit of distress because I see it so often. It's like that John Carpenter movie "They Live" with Roddy Piper the wrestler, where they walk around with the glasses on and can see all the aliens, but everyone else is oblivious to them. That's what I feel like because I know the truth.

hahahah ok surprised with a Z doesnt stress me out that much

Wallydraigle · Mar 30, 2004

Originally posted by: pyonir

Originally posted by: lirion
I don't need any cookies, I'm eating pancakes

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well dammit then...put that camera and lense to use and take some pics of those pancakes on a bunny's head!

I would, but I do not have access to a rabbit, and I already ate the pancakes.

fredtam · Mar 30, 2004

Its a variant and therefore acceptable.

One entry found for lens.
Main Entry: 1lens
Variant(s): also lense /'lenz/
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin lent-, lens, from Latin, lentil; from its shape

Get over it.

MikeyIs4Dcats · Mar 30, 2004

Originally posted by: fredtam
Its a variant and therefore acceptable.

One entry found for lens.
Main Entry: 1lens
Variant(s): also lense /'lenz/
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin lent-, lens, from Latin, lentil; from its shape

Get over it.

outstanding!

Wallydraigle · Mar 30, 2004

Originally posted by: fredtam
Its a variant and therefore acceptable.

One entry found for lens.
Main Entry: 1lens
Variant(s): also lense /'lenz/
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin lent-, lens, from Latin, lentil; from its shape

Get over it.

Yeah, I think I mentioned that it's now listed in the Scrabble Dictionary as accepted because so many people don't know how to spell it, but not in the real dictionary because it's not actually a word. Thanks for playing

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