Sacrificing factual fidelity for flow

[Benjamin Barrett]

Ahh, I should explain why I find these to be so different.

The strict meaning of "The first synthesizer became commercially
available in 1964" equates the first synthesizer with the one that
became commercially available in 1964.

"The first commercially available synthesizer debuted in 1964" most
likely means that after research, the availability of handmade
laboratory synthesizers, model improvements, etc., a commercially
available was developed and debuted in 1964.

These describe very different product developments. BB

Dave Hause wrote:
> Aside from personally seeing no difference in the two meanings,
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Benjamin Barrett" <gogaku at IX.NETCOM.COM>
>
> The first synthesizer became commercially available in 1964.
>
> My understanding of this is that the likely interpretation is that "the
> first commercially available synthesizer debuted in 1964",
>

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