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<x-html><!x-stuff-for-pete base="" src="" id="0"><!doctype html public "-//w3c//dtd html 4.0 transitional//en"> <html> <tt>You know that and I know that because of common usage, but if you check the dictionary, you'll see that the second meaning of "mat" is what we understand to be "matte". Furthermore, under "matte", the "dull surface" meaning is given as a *secondary* meaning. At least that's the way it is in my (undoubtedly outdated) Webster's Collegiate Dictionary.</tt><tt></tt> <p><tt>Notwithstanding the dictionary definitions, I'll continue to use the terms as you (and I suspect most others in the business) use them. Time to update the dictionaries to conform with the real world!</tt><tt></tt> <p><tt>Bernie Epstein</tt> <p><tt>Gerald Olson wrote:</tt> <blockquote TYPE=CITE><tt>Nope. Mat means a cardboard mat around a picture. MATTE means not glossy.</tt> <br><tt>They aren't interchangeable.</tt> <p><tt>Jerry</tt> <p><tt>Tim Atherton wrote:</tt> <br><tt>></tt> <br><tt>> Ah yes, but you can also use mat to mean not glossy...</tt> <br><tt>></tt> <br><tt>> Tim A</tt></blockquote> <tt>--</tt> <br><tt>Visit my Web site at ir.clubphoto.com/bernard198799/</tt> <br> </html> </x-html>
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