exodejavu  +  957373 Fri, 30 Oct 09 06:07 PM The CD keeps skipping. - Is [skip] of this sense commonly used in American English? I take physical possession of six monolingual dictionaries for learners, but I can find this use only in one published by Merriam-Webster, which is an American publisher. IMHO, if it was commonly used, all the six dictionaries for learners should include it. - So, are there other words in American English for [skip] of this sense? - What is/are the British term(s) for [skip] of this sense? Sincerely, exodejavu American English, United States, American

	Best answer by CalifJim  +  957623 Fri, 30 Oct 09 11:34 PM exodejavu “The CD keeps skipping. - Is [skip] of this sense commonly used in American English? ” Yes, indeed, quite commonly.  This just happened to me yesterday, in fact.  The CD kept skipping.  Don't you hate it when that happens?  CJ CalifJim

	Vorpar  +  957419 Fri, 30 Oct 09 07:03 PM In the sense than the cd is damaged, and can't play a song straight through, "skip" is the common AmE word for it. Vorpar Joined on Tue, Sep 20 2005 Santa Barbara, CA Regular Member 940

	Philip  +  958097 Sat, 31 Oct 09 02:10 PM exodejavu “ IMHO, if it was commonly used, all the six dictionaries for learners should include it.   ”  Keep in mind the publication date of the dictionaries.  If one was published before the widespread use of CDs, it would be included, of course.   The original American Heritage Dictionary didn't include a definition of 'access' as we use it today.  Back in those days, the term was not access the site, but rather would have been gain access to the site. Philip Joined on Thu, Jun 23 2005 Veteran Member 8,732 At reise er at leve! - H. C. Andersen United States, American

	exodejavu  +  958667 Sun, 01 Nov 09 06:25 AM First of all, thanks for your contributions! So ... British English speakers also use "skip"? All of the six dictionaries for learners of which I take physical possession were published after the year 2004. It just so happened that all the five of them (Longman, Macmillan, Oxford, Cambridge, and Collins Cobuild) published by British publishers do not include this use of "skip" which is under discussion, so it got me thinking whether it is not a common use in the UK. But ... Philip “Keep in mind the publication date of the dictionaries.  If one was published before the widespread use of CDs, it would be included, of course.” Why "before"? Isn't it "after"? Regards, exodejavu Regards, British English, Great Britain

	Philip  +  958964 Sun, 01 Nov 09 02:56 PM exodejavu “First of all, thanks for your contributions! So ... British English speakers also use "skip"? All of the six dictionaries for learners of which I take physical possession were published after the year 2004. It just so happened that all the five of them (Longman, Macmillan, Oxford, Cambridge, and Collins Cobuild) published by British publishers do not include this use of "skip" which is under discussion, so it got me thinking whether it is not a common use in the UK. But ... Philip “Keep in mind the publication date of the dictionaries.  If one was published before the widespread use of CDs, it would be included, of course.”   Why "before"? Isn't it "after"? ” You are absolutely correct!  I typed the n't so fast that it didn't register.  That often happens to me, as I type very fast....about 60 wpm....and my computer doesn't keep up with me. Philip