Talk:Razor wire

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On 3 September 2022, it was proposed that this article be moved from Barbed tape to Razor wire. The result of the discussion was moved.

when was razor wire invented?????

"The first versions of this type of barbed wire were produced by Germany during the First World War. The reason for this was a wartime lack of wire to produce conventional barbed wire. Therefore, flat wire with triangular cutting edges was punched out of steel strips. A welcome side effect was that a comparable barbed wire length of this new type could be produced in a shorter time. These forerunners of NATO wire did not yet have an inner wire for stabilization, so they were easy to cut with tin snips and were not as robust as normal barbed wire. However, they withstood the wire cutters used at that time to cut normal barbed wire, which was common at the front at that time." https://de.wikipedia.orgview_html.php?sq=Qlik&lang=&q=NATO-Draht#Geschichte

Oops. I accidentally marked a major edit as minor. So I've just done a non-minor (but in fact trivial) edit so it shows up in peoples' watch lists. If you see what I mean. Securiger 23:36, 20 Jun 2004 (UTC)

Michael Hardy wrote:

My understanding has been that "use" as a noun means the act of using, whereas "usage" means custom or convention.

I think what was intended in the header you edited was "manner of using". According to my dictionary, "custom or convention" is the secondary definition of "usage"; the primary defintion is "the act, manner, or amount of using". Whereas "use" as a noun has primary "the act of using", secondary "the manner of using; syn. usage". Which is arguably less than a full iota of difference, so I wouldn't sweat it. Securiger 05:26, 3 Aug 2004 (UTC)