Brandon Pert Posted October 28, 2012 Report Posted October 28, 2012 This topic has been discussed on numerous other forums but I see these. On words used all of the time on jwsound so I thought I'd post. I hope this doesn't come off nitpicky, but micing, mic-ed, mic'ed are all not actual words. While they have become commonplace all over the web, a search in the Merriam-Webster dictionary shows that the transitive verb for microphone is mike. As in, I need to mike the actor, or the talent has been miked, or I am almost done miking the talent. I may be crazy but when I see the word 'micing' I think of little furry rodents. of course he word mic is a common abbreviation for the noun and is acceptable. Hope this clears things up for some of you. I'd also love to hear from people that I am wrong or right. Is this non-word a pet peeve for anyone else or am I alone on this? Quote
old school Posted October 28, 2012 Report Posted October 28, 2012 In the big scheme of things it means little how it is spelled as long as it's meaning is understood by the person reading it. Mike sounds like a person when I read it in print, mic looks like an abbreviation of the word microphone through my eyes and brain. I see no rodents or creatures. Personally I wouldn't loose any sleep over it. CrewC Quote
Brandon Pert Posted October 28, 2012 Author Report Posted October 28, 2012 I compeletely agree that it doesn't really matter either way, I just was just more curious if people are even aware of the issue.. Mic is correct as an abbreviation of the noun. When used as a verb mike is the proper word. Yes it doesn't really matter as you can usually determine the meaning through the context anyways. Quote
Richard Thomas Posted October 28, 2012 Report Posted October 28, 2012 I always suspected that micing had something to do with mice Quote
Richard Thomas Posted October 28, 2012 Report Posted October 28, 2012 I'm now seeing 'miking' as 'milking' Quote
studiomprd Posted October 28, 2012 Report Posted October 28, 2012 yes it is nit-picky, and new words are constantly being added to dictionaries from common usage Quote
Wyatt Tuzo Posted October 28, 2012 Report Posted October 28, 2012 I just was just more curious if people are even aware of the issue.. I don't get it. What's the "issue". I say mic-ing, you say potaato Quote
studiomprd Posted October 28, 2012 Report Posted October 28, 2012 and Wyatt says potato, and I say potato. Quote
atheisticmystic Posted October 28, 2012 Report Posted October 28, 2012 Hope this clears things up for some of you... If you think the true impetus behind your post lies somewhere outside of your own libidinal economy, spelling and grammar are the least of your worries. yes it is nit-picky... So you can imagine Brandon, you're up against some pretty stiff competition. Quote
Lloyd Carrick Posted October 29, 2012 Report Posted October 29, 2012 Elecrto-Voice made a foam device they called "Model 411 Mike-Mouse" for floor mounting microphones.I still have a couple that I use occasionally . Cheers, Lloyd Carrick Quote
Peter Mega Posted October 29, 2012 Report Posted October 29, 2012 yes it is nit-picky, and new words are constantly being added to dictionaries from common usage Should we add <hat> to the dictionary since it is used so commonly here? Quote
Boomboom Posted October 29, 2012 Report Posted October 29, 2012 Then, only mr Jagger can do it... Quote
Dennis Kersten Posted October 29, 2012 Report Posted October 29, 2012 it should be mic'ing --> "I will be microphoning Mick Jagger". Microphone = English Mikrophone = German Quote
RPSharman Posted October 29, 2012 Report Posted October 29, 2012 I'm now seeing 'miking' as 'milking' You wouldn't want to be milking Mick Jagger. Quote
Richard Thomas Posted October 29, 2012 Report Posted October 29, 2012 You wouldn't want to be milking Mick Jagger. *shudders* http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/jimmy-savile-let-me-milk-cow-blindfolded-prank-text-bbc-radio-ulster-reporter-left-redfaced-16231035.html Quote
RPSharman Posted October 29, 2012 Report Posted October 29, 2012 *shudders* http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/jimmy-savile-let-me-milk-cow-blindfolded-prank-text-bbc-radio-ulster-reporter-left-redfaced-16231035.html Holy crap! That's one of the funniest things I've ever read. Too soon? I don't think so. Quote
OmahaAudio Posted October 29, 2012 Report Posted October 29, 2012 I may be crazy but when I see the word 'micing' I think of little furry rodents. When I see the word "pert" I think of buttocks, C'est la vie. Quote
Jay Rose Posted October 29, 2012 Report Posted October 29, 2012 FWIW, fellow JWSound member Jim Feeley and I went through this two decades ago, when he was editing and I was writing for DV Magazine, and revisited it when I wrote my first book. IFAIK it's since become standard at the various publishers we've infected. Totally agree: mic - noun, a device that converts sound waves to electrical mic - verb, to mount one of them things on an actor miked - past tense of mic (verb) miking - present tense of mic (verb) milking - something you do with a cow micing - to turn something into a mouse; similar to "dicing" food when you cut it into small pieces "mouse milking" - my wife's phrase for making subframe edits to repair dialog. Quote
RPSharman Posted October 29, 2012 Report Posted October 29, 2012 mic - noun, a device that converts sound waves to electrical mic - verb, to mount one of them things on an actor miked - past tense of mic (verb) miking - present tense of mic (verb) This will be my new standard. I used to go with mic'd and micing, but it never seemed to make much sense to me. Quote
Eric Toline Posted October 29, 2012 Report Posted October 29, 2012 In the big scheme of things it means little how it is spelled as long as it's meaning is understood by the person reading it. Mike sounds like a person when I read it in print, mic looks like an abbreviation of the word microphone through my eyes and brain. I see no rodents or creatures. Personally I wouldn't loose any sleep over it. CrewC or lose any either? Eric Quote
thebrengun Posted October 29, 2012 Report Posted October 29, 2012 I just say "wired" or "boomed" so that I don't have to deal with any dubious conjugations of "mic" or "lav", which is similarly tricky. Quote
Jim Gilchrist Posted October 29, 2012 Report Posted October 29, 2012 or lose any either? Eric Loose, lose.... These are just big words. Best regards, Jim Quote
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