Shouldn't it be called a calcu-sooner?
2007-11-25 09:07:04 · 7 answers · asked by Kelly 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Actually, it's calculatOR!
calculate + the suffix -or (A suffix appended to words to create an agent noun, indicating a person or item, in this case, who does something.)
2007-11-25 09:18:28 · answer #1 · answered by Beach Saint 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Your problem is your spelling. It's calculatOr. It's called that because it's a thing which calculates.
2007-11-25 18:10:50 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
And adding machine was called that even when one was doing subtractions on it - Go figure.
P.S. Pun Intended
2007-11-25 17:29:13 · answer #3 · answered by Say_What? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because it calculates and makes calculations!
I like the pun though!
2007-11-25 17:10:32 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
When they were first made, they were named, and they were not nearly as fast as they are today, so the name then was accurate :-)
2007-11-25 17:14:20 · answer #5 · answered by theseeker4 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
first of all you dont spell it like that the e is an o.
2007-11-25 20:32:47 · answer #6 · answered by miizzcrazziiee! 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's actually a calculator . . . for those of use who never took calculus.
2007-11-25 17:17:05 · answer #7 · answered by Nickers 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋