If you have a specific number of items, can limited addition be used instead of limited edition?
2006-12-09 03:31:09 · 5 answers · asked by s 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
I would think you would use limited addition. Limited edition is something in print or a special item..
2006-12-09 03:34:59 · answer #1 · answered by ruth4526 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
The correct term is "limited edition" or a numbered series of a set total number. For "limited edition" prints, the tradition is to destroy the plate so no more can be made. Thus a higher value is secured for the purpose of collectors and investors.
I have never heard the term "limited addition" which appears to be a misspelling. If it does exist, it would have to mean something else unrelated. But this is highly unlikely since it would be constantly confused with the other term and thus impractical to use.
P.S. I did a search online for "limited addition" and found one website using this as the business name. This is either a pun or an unintentional or deliberate misspelling for business purposes. But all the other listings use "limited edition."
2006-12-09 03:57:08 · answer #2 · answered by emilynghiem 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Since you only have a specific number of items, I would think it should be called "Limited Edition".
Addition means you are adding more.
2006-12-09 03:41:28 · answer #3 · answered by Shotsie 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
if you have a specigic number of items, then that is what "limited" is refering to, not the word edition.....
addition just doesn't make sense in this context, unless you later add more to the "limited edition" and make it a "limited edition addition"
2006-12-09 03:39:29 · answer #4 · answered by pancho_villa 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
no, both do not mean the same
2006-12-09 03:42:52 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋