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Hrsanei Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary
Puncher
Hi.
What do we call a device which creates a hole in sheets? Is it punch or puncher or both?
Dictionaries suggest punch as the right word for it, but I wonder if it is a mistake to use puncher instead.
Thanks for your help.
Cheers
What do we call a device which creates a hole in sheets? Is it punch or puncher or both?
Dictionaries suggest punch as the right word for it, but I wonder if it is a mistake to use puncher instead.
Thanks for your help.
Cheers
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By sheets, I assume your are referring to sheets of paper? com/Staples-Adjustable-Hole-Punch-10-Sheet-Capacity/product_799809
- By sheets, I assume your are referring to sheets of paper?
- com/Staples-Adjustable-Hole-Punch-10-Sheet-Capacity/product_799809
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By sheets, I assume your are referring to sheets of paper?
If yes, the device is called a 'paper punch.'
http://www.staples.com/Staples-Adjustable-Hole-Punch-10-Sheet-Capacity/product_799809
If yes, the device is called a 'paper punch.'
http://www.staples.com/Staples-Adjustable-Hole-Punch-10-Sheet-Capacity/product_799809
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Thank you very much for your reponse.
I know the right word is punch, I am living in the US and use it everyday.
Maybe I have asked my question in the wrong way. I have heard people use puncher instead of punch. And puncher is not in dictionaries with that meaning.
I wonder if that's a common mistake or it is possible to use puncher referring to punch.
Thanks for your time a
I know the right word is punch, I am living in the US and use it everyday.
Maybe I have asked my question in the wrong way. I have heard people use puncher instead of punch. And puncher is not in dictionaries with that meaning.
I wonder if that's a common mistake or it is possible to use puncher referring to punch.
Thanks for your time a
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I've always heard the term "paper punch", but it does not surprise me that people say "paper puncher."
People say a lot of things that are incorrect, all the time. Frankly, if it's not in your dictionaries and if Staples calls the device a paper punch, then that's good enough for me. It all depends upon whether or not you want to speak correctly or use colloquial language. It's up to you
People say a lot of things that are incorrect, all the time. Frankly, if it's not in your dictionaries and if Staples calls the device a paper punch, then that's good enough for me. It all depends upon whether or not you want to speak correctly or use colloquial language. It's up to you
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According to OED and AHD, 'punch' and 'puncher' are synonymous in that sense, and both can be used formally.
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