FAQ and GNU
MFPA
2017-r3sgs86x8e-lists-groups at riseup.net
Tue Oct 17 20:57:26 CEST 2017
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On Friday 13 October 2017 at 2:27:34 PM, in
<mid:af05f8d7-e31e-c854-b656-c99ae6cb3f0a at yandex.com>, Mario Castelán
Castro wrote:-
> On 12/10/17 17:58, MFPA wrote:
>>> Would it be
>>> correct to refer to
>>> a car as an “engine”, because it includes an engine?
>> It is usual in and around London to call a car a
>> "motor".
> Alright.
>> Calling it an "engine" seems no more or no less
>> correct.
> But one can not conclude that it is correct just
> because it is common.
Yes one can: as Rob pointed out, the definition of correctness in
English is whether it conforms to everyday usage in the community in
question.
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Best regards
MFPA <mailto:2017-r3sgs86x8e-lists-groups at riseup.net>
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