.0001" or Wood Overlay

[Tennessee Whiskey]

I need some clarification.  Back in the 70's down here in the South,  I was taught that an instrument that was graduated to .0001 was called vernier and it was pronounced "Vern-yar" . In the 80's I worked with some young engineers that added : "Vern-e-yar" , and now I hear almost everyone saying "Verneer" , like the beautiful wood overlay. Is it generational,  regional, or my ignorance?  . . Just one of those things that make you go "Hmm "

Cletus

[b.lindsey]

Here ya go Cletus...according to Mr. Webster himself

Bill

[90LX_Notch]

Pure ignorance.

It is one of my pet peeves when someone calls a vernier caliper a "vuneer".  It is even worse when they call a dial caliper or a digital caliper a vernier or "vuneer".

-Bob

[Brian Rupnow]

We pronounce it "Vernyer" up here. And to be truthful, while "Vernier" really only applies to the old style caliper with a Vernier scale on it, the term has almost become generic, to include both dial type  and digital calipers.---Brian

[kvom]

Verniers provide a way of subdividing a small interval on a scale where that interval is too small to be seen reliably.  I have a vernier on my height gauge as well as a protractor.

[Dave Otto]

Yes, I also cringe when I hear guys call dial or digital calipers a vernier

Dave

[DTR]

Yes, I also cringe when I hear guys call dial or digital calipers a vernier

Dave

+2

[Tim Chambers]

When I was at Westlands in the seventies it was referred to as a "very near" gauge.

[Alan Haisley]

Don't mics use a vernier scale to get down to .0001?

[Edward]

I have a nice vernier mic to get down to 0.0001's. With my skill I am lucky to get to 0.1s!

[mklotz]

We pronounce it "Vernyer" up here. And to be truthful, while "Vernier" really only applies to the old style caliper with a Vernier scale on it, the term has almost become generic, to include both dial type  and digital calipers.---Brian

Another reason we'll never let Canada join the Union. :-)

[sshire]

Getting dangerously close to an emoji, Marv. :-)

[Tennessee Whiskey]

Vern, I bring it out in him. Actually, I think there may be some underlying traces of Redneck in the family tree. Remember what I told you about the BBQ

Cuz

[Brian Rupnow]

Marv--we're putting up a wall with the help of that senator in Wisconsin to keep guys like you out of Canada!!

[mklotz]

Marv--we're putting up a wall with the help of that senator in Wisconsin to keep guys like you out of Canada!!

I'll add Canada to the list of nations from which I am banned.  Sadly though, it will have to go in volume three.