tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15726646.post1394865699216796072..comments2024-01-29T16:15:16.537-05:00Comments on David Scrimshaw's Blog: Binder Clip WeirdnessDavid Scrimshawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04714106408606785482noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15726646.post-68249950818175616862007-12-20T22:35:00.000-05:002007-12-20T22:35:00.000-05:00Jennifer, ça plane pour moi!Jennifer, ça plane pour moi!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15726646.post-7152095088790567532007-12-20T22:18:00.000-05:002007-12-20T22:18:00.000-05:00How about Je Ne Sais Quoi Clips as a new name?Or p...How about Je Ne Sais Quoi Clips as a new name?<BR/>Or perhaps N'importe Quoi Clips.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15726646.post-35404466366000652752007-12-20T21:56:00.000-05:002007-12-20T21:56:00.000-05:00Another company refers to them as presentation cli...Another company refers to them as <I>presentation clips</I> and claims that <I>classic metallic clips add style</I>!<BR/><BR/>They've certainly added a little je ne sais quoi to my Christmas tree!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15726646.post-52632973710229375322007-12-20T20:55:00.000-05:002007-12-20T20:55:00.000-05:00Am considering my earlier position. The Shorter OE...Am considering my earlier position. The Shorter OED, 3rd Edition, tells us that a binder is, among other things, "anything used to bind." In view of this definition, "clip" becomes the modifer of "binder." And it DOES provide singular information... while many things can bind--tape, string, chewing gum, vows of marriage--only a clip can bind through clipping.<BR/><BR/>So our friends at the Fold Back Clip company have turned the phrase on its head by turfing their principal noun "binder" in favour of "clip."<BR/><BR/>Well I'm still in favour. Progress. Evolving language. Got to roll with the punches and flow with the times.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15726646.post-68181762720411332322007-12-20T20:35:00.000-05:002007-12-20T20:35:00.000-05:00When you think about it, "binder" is redundant as ...When you think about it, "binder" is redundant as a modifier of "clip." Of course if it clips, it's going to bind too. Whereas "fold back" gives the reader a bit more information.... it's not just a clip, it's a clip that folds back.<BR/><BR/>I'm in favour of this evolution in clip terminology.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com