On Sat, 10 Oct 2009 16:47:26 -0500, krw wrote:

On Sat, 10 Oct 2009 10:27:26 -0700, Archimedes' Lever
wrote:

On Fri, 9 Oct 2009 09:04:47 -0700 (PDT), windcrest
wrote:

Edison (who was more of an inventor than a scientist) would not
let go of his prejudice for DC.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Idiot. It is prejudice AGAINST AC.

It is a derogatory term, so there is no prejudice FOR anything.

AlwaysWrong strikes again.

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prejudice

Definition 2a: preconceived judgment or opinion

It has a negative connotation because it is preconceived, not because
what is preconceived is negative (or even AC).

A prejudice is usually something one has against something, not for it.

To be for something is to be "partial to" or "predispositioned for"
something.