[WikiEN-l] Categories for deletion/discussion issues

Tue Jul 25 05:16:46 UTC 2006

SPUI wrote:

>Guy Chapman aka JzG wrote:
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>>On Sun, 23 Jul 2006 16:49:22 -0400, SPUI <drspui at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>>>So instead you prefer a term which has *no* meaning in *most* places?
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>>>Yes, because its meaning is consistent. [[Category:Elevators]] includes 
>>>lifts.
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>>[[WP:NBD]].  My kids know what an elevator is, they don't know what a
>>freeway is.  Given that the words for this type of road in just about
>>every other language I can think of translate to "motor road" or
>>"motor way" perhaps that would be the least ambiguous thing.  But
>>limited-access highway, or restricted access highway, is also
>>unambiguous without carrying the usual overtones of America = The
>>World, per the World Series etc.
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>I've already explained that limited-access highway is ambiguous.
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I don't see what's ambiguous about the term.

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