PianoCharged
PianoCharged OP t1_ja3z08a wrote
Reply to comment by Reinventing_Wheels in TIL Tolkien assisted on the Oxford Dictionary's first edition, focused on 'W' words waggle to warlock. He "learned more in those two years than in any other"; and certain etymologies continued to puzzle him for years, with many pages of notes written later on 'walrus' for a lecture at Leeds by PianoCharged
I think the first edition took a long time to assemble. I seem to recall one of the articles I was reading last night mention that the project started in the 1890’s
PianoCharged OP t1_iu4g2t2 wrote
Reply to comment by snow_michael in TIL, in film, a clapperboard’s purpose is ensuring proper synchronization of audio and video in post-production. It provides a distinct “clap” along with a visual event for the editor to reference at the start of a scene. by PianoCharged
But were they? Maybe it was just the board with the scene and take written on it? (i.e., without the clapper part)
PianoCharged OP t1_iu4b6kc wrote
Reply to comment by MarsMonkey88 in TIL, in film, a clapperboard’s purpose is ensuring proper synchronization of audio and video in post-production. It provides a distinct “clap” along with a visual event for the editor to reference at the start of a scene. by PianoCharged
Aren’t they super cheap on Amazon? (I think someone commented elsewhere here)
PianoCharged OP t1_iu47qvl wrote
Reply to comment by gekkobob in TIL, in film, a clapperboard’s purpose is ensuring proper synchronization of audio and video in post-production. It provides a distinct “clap” along with a visual event for the editor to reference at the start of a scene. by PianoCharged
I just do what I do. I never knew this, so I looked it up, and decided to post it here. Just an interesting tidbit some people might not know. I’ve had TIL’s that had thousands and tens of thousands of upvotes, if that possibly redeems me a bit in your eyes
This is the post that made me curious
PianoCharged OP t1_ja3zame wrote
Reply to comment by Blackbirds_Garden in TIL Tolkien assisted on the Oxford Dictionary's first edition, focused on 'W' words waggle to warlock. He "learned more in those two years than in any other"; and certain etymologies continued to puzzle him for years, with many pages of notes written later on 'walrus' for a lecture at Leeds by PianoCharged
What can I say, I’m just spreading the word from what the article said and what I found surprising/interesting. I figured the information was relatively accurate, coming from OED’s official site