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M0FYA Andy · 6th Jul 2019, 9:28 am

One phrase which annoys me, I was reminded on George Clarke's TV programme last night when he used it, is to refer to a normal household mains socket as a 'plug socket'.
No, it is simply a socket.
Does he call the bit on the end of the appliance's wire a 'socket plug'?

Andy

6th Jul 2019, 9:28 am	#86
M0FYA Andy Nonode Join Date: May 2007 Location: Preston, Lancashire, UK. Posts: 2,511	Re: When did PCB tracks become 'traces'? One phrase which annoys me, I was reminded on George Clarke's TV programme last night when he used it, is to refer to a normal household mains socket as a 'plug socket'. No, it is simply a socket. Does he call the bit on the end of the appliance's wire a 'socket plug'? Andy