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linguoboy wrote:I've even heard people say "the bus" when referring to Chicago Transit Authority trains, since the same agency has responsibility for municipal bus lines.
loqu wrote:linguoboy wrote:I've even heard people say "the bus" when referring to Chicago Transit Authority trains, since the same agency has responsibility for municipal bus lines.
I love those linguistic phenomena whose name I don't know.
basica wrote:In Sydney at least we don't generally use these terms (subway, underground etc) as there isn't a lot of track work underground. Mostly people just talking about catching a train to/from the city. Occasionally people may also refer to which line they catch, but generally speaking it's just about "the train".
Koko wrote:I think we'd do this too. In fact, if I forgot "metro" if I were to take a subway in England, I'd probably say train; not much a difference anyways.
linguoboy wrote:It's a form of semantic extension: the meaning of an existing word is extended to cover a distinct new or existing meaning.
Retronym is the name for a new term coined to distinguish the original meaning. For instance, acoustic guitar after electric guitars became widespread. But I don't really know what to call it when the original meaning becomes completely obsolete. For instance, the predecessor of the refrigerator was the icebox, which actually contained ice in order to keep food cool. When refrigerators became common, some people kept on calling them "iceboxes" even as actual iceboxes disappeared, and the element survives in compounds which date back to the pre-refrigerator era (e.g. "icebox cookies").
linguoboy wrote:It's a form of semantic extension: the meaning of an existing word is extended to cover a distinct new or existing meaning.
dEhiN wrote:subways, buses, streetcars, and an RT - Rapid Transit - line.
Youngfun wrote:dEhiN wrote:subways, buses, streetcars, and an RT - Rapid Transit - line.
What's the difference between subway and Rapid Transit? Many cities in the world call their subway system "Rapid Transit".
Varislintu wrote:
Does anybody else in the world have the seating arrangement like the Helsinki metro? With pairs of seats facing each other?
IpseDixit wrote:Vienna, Paris.
Munich and Frankfurt have mixed arrangements that includes also that one if I remember correctly.
Maybe also Milan, Barcelona and Madrid have mixed arrangements but I can't remember.
IpseDixit wrote:Varislintu wrote:
Does anybody else in the world have the seating arrangement like the Helsinki metro? With pairs of seats facing each other?
Vienna, Paris.
Munich and Frankfurt have mixed arrangements that includes also that one if I remember correctly.
Maybe also Milan, Barcelona and Madrid have mixed arrangements but I can't remember.
Car wrote:That system also is advantageous for people who can't walk well.
Varislintu wrote:Car wrote:That system also is advantageous for people who can't walk well.
Oh, how's that?
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