WBD.MDC@OFFICE-1.ARPA (William Daul / McAir / McDonnell-Douglas Corp) (10/26/87)
There are a couple of interesting definitions from the Webster' International Dictionary following: DIAL TELEPHONE: a telephone from which connnections may be automatically completed without the aid of an exchange operator by revolving a dial marked with nubmers and letters into positions corresponding to the units of the desired telephone number. DIAL: a disk usually with a knob or slot that may be turned to make electrical connections or to regulate the operation of a machine and typically with a series of makings around its border to serve as a guide for the operation. It has been bothering me that people still refer to dialing on a push button phone. How should we really refer to it? "I'll trying pushing your number!"?