I encounter this confusion many times, in the emails, articles, blog post. A common mistake I supposed especially when English is not the native tounge. So, my public service for today...
date‧line /ˈdeɪtˌlaɪn/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[deyt-lahyn] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation noun, verb, -lined, -lin‧ing.
–noun
1. a line giving the place of origin and usually the date of a news dispatch or the like.
–verb (used with object)
2. to furnish (a news story) with a dateline: He datelines his reports Damascus.
[Origin: 1885–90; date1 + line1]
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.0.1)
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.
Dateline
n 1: an imaginary line on the surface of the earth following (approximately) the 180th meridian [syn: date line, International Date Line] 2: a line at the beginning of a news article giving the date and place of origin of the news dispatch v : mark with a date and place; "dateline a newspaper article" [syn: datemark, date-mark]
WordNet ® 2.0, © 2003 Princeton University
WHILE
dead‧line /ˈdɛdˌlaɪn/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[ded-lahyn] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun
1. the time by which something must be finished or submitted; the latest time for finishing something: a five o'clock deadline.
2. a line or limit that must not be passed.
3. (formerly) a boundary around a military prison beyond which a prisoner could not venture without risk of being shot by the guards.
[Origin: 1855–60; dead + line1]
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.0.1)
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.
Deadline
n : the point in time at which something must be completed
WordNet ® 2.0, © 2003 Princeton University
Source: http://dictionary.reference.com
8 comments:
Yikeesss..that is very confusing!!
nour.. if you want to refer to due date of an assignment, use DEADLINE. ;-)
oooo... i have always been confused too but never thot of looking up the dictionary... hahaha.. vain, i know :P so it's deadline now, not dateline for all my tasks... thx jade!!
Dead-line
When your Telekom ISDN phone is not working.
Date-line
One which you do not crossed when you go out with your partner of the opposite sex less you want to end up with a blody nose...
Line-clear
One of the best nasi kandar joint in Penang. he he...
Jade,
i actually put this in my 'so long, farewell' email last year, and dedicated the whole paragraph to all Project Managers. Hihi.
Our ex-president once asked us all, 'What do you understand by deadlines?' to which I replied, 'They're inevitable.' Pastu mamat tu cakap, 'Tu dah canggih sangatla Dayang...'
err ... the last day of high school, i wrote down a note to my teacher: Teacher, please except my gift.
erks ... yikes
now i understand cikgu
nahlah: you're very welcome!
galing: ehehe..
dnas: i think i received the same email kan? hehe..
azer: i'm sure your teacher made it exceptionally special!
gravt: finally! *phew*
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