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Originally Posted by bkbjones
Don't worry. I harp on people who use "12 noon" or "12 p.m." to indicate the middle of the day, and on folks who use "12 midnight" or "12 a.m." for midnight. Just because we use these terms doesn't make them right – same thing goes for rosin and resin.
Now I'm going to find some windmills to tilt...
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Rosin is to resin as beach is to shore.
Rosin is a resin, but a resin isn't necessarily rosin.
A beach is a shore, but a shore isn't necessarily a beach.