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<blockquote data-quote="Cohiba" data-source="post: 2898751" data-attributes="member: 2550"><p>This one is really about misusage of these two words. I have to attend a lot of conferences and I usually hear this at least twice a month.........</p><p></p><p>"And now Mr. Jones will take the podium, lecturing on the newest regulations about coal fired power plants". Nooooooooooooooo, the coordinator meant......LECTERN...LECTERN!!!!!!!</p><p></p><p></p><p><strong> Podium</strong> and<strong> Lectern:</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>lectern</strong>(from the Latin<em>lectus</em>, past participle of<em>legere</em>, "to read") is a reading desk, with a slanted top, usually placed on a stand or affixed to some other form of support, on which documents or books are placed as support for reading aloud. To facilitate eye-contact and improve posture when facing an audience, lecterns may have adjustable height and slant. People generally use lecterns while standing.</p><p></p><p>A <strong>podium</strong>(plural<strong>podia</strong>) is a <a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/platform" target="_blank">platform</a> that is used to raise something to a short distance above its surroundings. It derives from the<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_language" target="_blank">Greek</a><em>πόδι</em>(foot). In <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Architecture" target="_blank">architecture</a> a building can rest on a large podium. It is used to raise people, for instance the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conducting" target="_blank">conductor</a> of an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orchestra" target="_blank">orchestra</a><u> stands</u> on a podium as do many <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_speaking" target="_blank">public speakers</a>.</p><p></p><p><strong>Lectern:</strong></p><p><img src="https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/www.ampli.com_images_products_505_505_StraightModel.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>Podium:</strong></p><p><strong><img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e3/2010_Olympic_ladies_podium.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> </strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>**********</strong>Don't even get me started on the mispronounced word............. zoology.</p><p></p><p>No: zoo-ology</p><p></p><p>Yes: zo-ology</p><p></p><p></p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]SQ7mRmEokOI[/MEDIA]</p><p></p><p></p><p>Unless you're British...........then you can pronounce and spell it any freakin' way you like. Just listen to them pronounce aluminum or zoology.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Rant off..............time to have a cold one or two or...............along with some menthols!!!</p><p></p><p>Cheers</p><p><img src="/images/smilies/new/sunbath.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":sunbath:" title="Sunbath :sunbath:" data-shortname=":sunbath:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cohiba, post: 2898751, member: 2550"] This one is really about misusage of these two words. I have to attend a lot of conferences and I usually hear this at least twice a month......... "And now Mr. Jones will take the podium, lecturing on the newest regulations about coal fired power plants". Nooooooooooooooo, the coordinator meant......LECTERN...LECTERN!!!!!!! [B] Podium[/B] and[B] Lectern: [/B] [B]lectern[/B](from the Latin[I]lectus[/I], past participle of[I]legere[/I], "to read") is a reading desk, with a slanted top, usually placed on a stand or affixed to some other form of support, on which documents or books are placed as support for reading aloud. To facilitate eye-contact and improve posture when facing an audience, lecterns may have adjustable height and slant. People generally use lecterns while standing. A [B]podium[/B](plural[B]podia[/B]) is a [URL='https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/platform']platform[/URL] that is used to raise something to a short distance above its surroundings. It derives from the[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_language']Greek[/URL][I]πόδι[/I](foot). In [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Architecture']architecture[/URL] a building can rest on a large podium. It is used to raise people, for instance the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conducting']conductor[/URL] of an [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orchestra']orchestra[/URL][U] stands[/U] on a podium as do many [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_speaking']public speakers[/URL]. [B]Lectern:[/B] [IMG]https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/www.ampli.com_images_products_505_505_StraightModel.jpg[/IMG] [B]Podium: [IMG]https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e3/2010_Olympic_ladies_podium.jpg[/IMG] **********[/B]Don't even get me started on the mispronounced word............. zoology. No: zoo-ology Yes: zo-ology [MEDIA=youtube]SQ7mRmEokOI[/MEDIA] Unless you're British...........then you can pronounce and spell it any freakin' way you like. Just listen to them pronounce aluminum or zoology. Rant off..............time to have a cold one or two or...............along with some menthols!!! Cheers :sunbath: [/QUOTE]
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