No no Walt, it's a fair question. I don't object, because that is what they
are - places where buses stop (see, I don't even insist on "'buses" with an
apostrophe).
The reason, I think, is that trains need a railway/road to get to their
station - the railway/road came first. Buses, on the other hand, just use
the roads, and indeed came before there were enough of them to need a
station.
Hence the usage *is* different.
Now, what I need to know is this ... which buses can I catch at the F-stop?
Piers
-----Original Message-----
From: olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Winsor Crosby
Sent: 18 February 2004 18:32
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [OM] Re: OT language stuff again - was Re: Re: Film media article
On Feb 18, 2004, at 10:02 AM, Roger Wesson wrote:
> And... if train station is an abomination, do you also object to 'bus
> station'?
You sly devil.
Winsor
Long Beach, California
USA
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