"Andy Wade" wrote in message
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Bob Mannix wrote:

"Mr Fizzion" wrote in message
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The use of "plug top" rather than plug is rather confined to those who
see themselves as the last defenders of standards in English/Engineering
who fly in the face of reality and common usage (but is not made up).

I'd suggest it's the other way round. "Plug top" is a rather quaint
old-fashioned expression, mostly used by old-school electricians and
vendors.

Er re-read? - That's what I said! "The use of plug-top [...] is rather
confined to those who..."


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