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Subject:Re: telephony From:Niall Johnson <niallj -at- CI -dot- COM -dot- AU> Date:Wed, 24 Aug 1994 10:47:57 +1000
Marilynne allegedly said:
> I laughed at the word "telephony" in a job interview. No surprise that they
> didn't hire me. They were serious about it.
Rich replie:d
> te-le'-pho-ny n (ca. 1835): the use or operation of an
> apparatus for transmission of sounds between widely removed
> points with or without connecting wires
> -- Webster's 9th
> It doesn't often come up in casual conversation, but it is a
> valid word with a long history in the communication industry.
And I say:
Heck! I even wrote a book called "Telephony Fundamentals" once.
Don't blame me - it was the client's decision.
That was for Honeywell - at one of their Technical Education
Centres (or Centers).
