Just watched this movie again, haven't seen it in years. Couldn't help but giggle at the definition of pixelated....
John Cedar: Suppose you just answer, Miss Jane. Now, will you tell the court what everybody at home thinks of Longfellow Deeds?
[pause; then Jane whispers to Amy; Amy whispers back]
Jane Faulkner: They think he's pixilated.
Amy Faulkner: Oh, yes, pixilated.
Judge May: He's what?
John Cedar: What was that you said he was?
Jane Faulkner: Pixilated.
Amy Faulkner: Mm-hmm.
John Cedar: Now that's rather a strange word to us, Miss Jane. Can you tell the court exactly what it means?
Board member: Perhaps I can explain, Your Honor. The word "pixilated" is an early American expression derived from the word "pixies," meaning elves. They would say the pixies had got him. As we nowadays would say, a man is "barmy."
Judge May: Oh. Is that correct?
Jane Faulkner: Mm-hmm.
Amy Faulkner: Mm-hmm.
So a "pixelated" image, on your computer or tv....is that the pixies at work?
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rgcustomer
14 years ago
Heterographs: pixilated (from pixie) vs. pixelated (from pixel)
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PillowRock
14 years ago
pixelated (from pixel)
pixel - which, in turn, is a modified abbreviation of "picture element". "Picture element" becomes "pict. el." / "PictEl", which for ease of pronunciation becomes "pixel".
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nashknight-1
13 years ago
Yeah, but it still made me giggle every time they mentioned it. Nerd humor :)
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