[78-L] Durium Hit of the Week 'Hoard'

[Michael Biel]

From: "Hans en Corrie Koert" <koerthchkz at zeelandnet.nl>
> We call these paper envelopes in Europe "covers".
> Is "sleeve" a better description?

Very good question, and resuming my role as "word police" I don't have a
definitive answer.  Generally we call things made out of paper "sleeves"
and those made out of cardboard "covers" but that is not always true. 
What about the nice cardboard replacements with stitched sides that many
record stores in Europe used?  I still tend to call them sleeves, but
apparently Europeans call them covers (?)  What about the thin
paperboard Tombstone things that Columbia first packaged their first Lps
in?  I think I have called them by both names, sleeves and covers.  And
when we got the cardboard version we always call them covers.  Shortly
afterward cardboard covers came with paper or plastic "inner sleeves". 
And then there are "picture sleeves", which are printed for specific
records.  For this last reason, I think that this would put the HOW
paper wrappers into the sleeve category.  Even though they are printed
for specific records and are usually not generic, they are like the
later picture sleeves, and are sleeves.  

Now, about that word "envelope".  In the philatelic world, what
civilians call envelopes are called "covers" as in "first-day covers". 
Too many words.

But I have heard that it is NOT true that Eskimos have 50 different
words for "snow".

Mike Biel  mbiel at mbiel.com