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[PeterPS]

Hi Tom,

The bin still functions as it should be, only a mouse, or something like that, enjoyed the rubber eyecup and the rubber armoring seems to have given life to several forms of agriculture activities and does need to be replaced.
It wouldn't surprise me if the bin is transformed into a biological weapon and it that case the dismantling of it may cost a fortune, otherwise......
Nehh, no worries you own a Swarovski.

Jan

Do you remember the story about the guy whose dog chewed the armor of his SV binos? Swaro replaced the armor for free, fixed a few other things and sent him a like-new pair of binos along with....a chew toy for his dog. That was a story which was amply exploited by Swaro Marketing dept---it definitely cost them much less than an ad in a newspaper and potentially had a larger impact. If some Swaro people read the story in this thread, I am sure that they will be interested in its potential.

 

[PeterPS]

Hi Jan, I would guess this pair has been used and abused for about 6 or 7 years (rough estimate).

Jan: you did not say if my guess about the age of the binos was accurate (just check their SN)////Peter

 

[Troubador]

A nice story and great that the binos will find their way back to the owner. If only the binos could speak and tell us what encounters they have had.

Lee

 

[jan van daalen]

Jan: you did not say if my guess about the age of the binos was accurate (just check their SN)////Peter

Sorry mate, missed that detail.
## is F8210...... so its from week 10 in 2012.
The original dealer is a bird/animal rescue foundation/center who kept records of their sales.
Jan

 

[PeterPS]

Sorry mate, missed that detail.
## is F8210...... so its from week 10 in 2012.
The original dealer is a bird/animal rescue foundation/center who kept records of their sales.
Jan

I also admire the honesty of the ranger who found the binos.

 

[jan van daalen]

I also admire the honesty of the ranger who found the binos.

Ehhh binos?????
The other ones were just for the show.

Jan

 

[PeterPS]

Ehhh binos?????
The other ones were just for the show.

Jan

Of course they were, but common usage is "binoculars" (binos) even when one speaks about one unit. (pants, glasses, scissors etc). According to Webster:
"Binocular: a handheld optical instrument composed of two telescopes and a focusing device and usually having prisms to increase magnifying ability—usually used in plural". While "binocular" is the adjectival form and not really the noun form, in my opinion using "binocular" when one speaks about a single unit is totally acceptable, and this is what I am going to use from now on in the discussions on the BF.

 

[jan van daalen]

Thx Pete,

Like Lee, a English teacher.

J

 

[Troubador]

Thx Pete,

Like Lee, a English teacher.

J

I don't know nothing about no English and speak it like what it is spoke!

lee
Murderator

 

[Maljunulo]

I'm never sure whether to say "it" or "them", but "it" feels more nearly correct to me.

"Binoculars" even though it is common usage, seems to imply more than one instrument, but in everyday speech "binocular" sounds odd.

 

[Troubador]

I'm never sure whether to say "it" or "them", but "it" feels more nearly correct to me.

"Binoculars" even though it is common usage, seems to imply more than one instrument, but in everyday speech "binocular" sounds odd.

You are absolutely right. The name 'binocular' might be anatomically correct, there being two oculars side-by-side, hence the prefix 'bi' meaning two, but it does cause some headaches in everyday speech in trying to decide whether to talk in the plural or the singular.

Lee

 

[Aotus]

Wouldn't a full and proper term for these things be "binocular glasses"? I mean, we have binocular (stereoscopic) vision, right? so, "binocular" is an adjective, not a device. Then, it could be argued, and like "eyeglasses," the lenses are what are plural, even though the object as a whole is singular. Then, by some kind of curious linguistic tradition the plurality of the lenses from the full name is carried into the shortened term, "Binoculars"? I'm just guessing here...

 

[Foss]

Visual Distance Shorteners

 

[Aotus]

Visual Distance Shorteners

apparent closeness increasers

 

[Maljunulo]

Farseer or farlooker? (a singular noun)

 

[Grando]

Why don't we revert to the rather more archaic "field glasses"!

 

[Lightbender]

Fernglas

 

[Maljunulo]

Why don't we revert to the rather more archaic "field glasses"!

Because that word is generally taken to mean the simple version without prisms.

Just two Galilean telescopes side by side.

Usually lower power (~4X) and smaller field of view.

 

[tenex]

I'm never sure whether to say "it" or "them", but "it" feels more nearly correct to me.

It's not your call anymore; you'll have to ask. Pronouns are considered a crucial matter of identity today.

 

[Maljunulo]

It's not your call anymore; you'll have to ask. Pronouns are considered a crucial matter of identity today.

I't's better that I don't start.