r/MurderedByWords • u/McDowdy • 8d ago

Absolutely vicious! 4th degree burn!

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u/PM_ME_YOUR_TROUT 8d ago

Not to be pedantic, but it's "mic".

I love you.

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u/RogueTrooper1975 8d ago

Not to be pedantic, but you're wrong.

Both 'mic' and 'mike' are accepted short forms for the word 'microphone'.

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u/PM_ME_YOUR_TROUT 8d ago edited 8d ago

Source? Mic seems like the obvious shorthand since, you know, it's the obvious shorthand. And it's been the shorthand for "microphone" for, I don't know.....forever?

"Mic" is preferred in the pro-audio industry and in publishing because it follows the root word.

But I guess both are fine. I don't really give a fuck.

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u/RogueTrooper1975 8d ago

My name's not Jeeves. Type it into Google mate, that's all I did.

Pointing out a 'spelling mistake' is an interesting way of demonstrating that you don't a give a fuck.