2006-11-08 05:13:33 · 5 answers · asked by littleredms 4 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Hmmm...you make a good point about "mic" and mikerophone.
But in 1st grade "mike" was what I learned as the proper abbreviation.
Also, it is "bike" not "bic" for bicycle, right?!!!
To me, "mic" looks icky...
2006-11-08 16:30:29 · update #1
It's usually "open mic" because of the way microphone is spelled, but I've seen both, and I've never encountered anyone who was confused by the use of the latter.
2006-11-08 05:21:34 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Usually, abbreviations are a small portion of the word that they are abbreviating. Unless you spell microphone, "mikerophone," it wouldn't make much sense to abbreviate it with "mike."
2006-11-08 13:24:46 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Microphone is abbreviated "mic" note "mike".
2006-11-08 13:15:28 · answer #3 · answered by quatrapiller 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
We have always called it a "mike." Consider the abbreviation for electrocardiogram is ekg. And that is what we call it, not an ecg.
2006-11-08 13:24:42 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
It's 'open mic'. =)
2006-11-08 13:19:41 · answer #5 · answered by angjojo 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋