"conspicuousness" vs. "conspicuity"
David Barnhart
dbarnhart at HIGHLANDS.COM
Mon Jul 30 15:39:52 UTC 2012
Dear Jesse,
I have no insights into Ngram results. But, my instinct was to check Nexis.
In a hasty glance I came away with the feeling that _conspicuity_ appears to
be most common in the context of automobiles. Without going back to the
early 20th century dictionaries, particularly Webster's, I wonder if it has
sunk into the realm of jargon.
Regards,
David
barnhart at highlands.com
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