At 07:55 AM 12/19/2010 +1100, you wrote: >On 19/12/2010 05:32 AM, john gilmore wrote: >>In the future "baseless", always an ugly term embodying a dubious pun, will >>need explanation. It will be as helpful as a description of a modern >>automobile as "crankless". >Seldom does one find John in error, and this one may be a language >difference between Australian and USA usage, but I think most cars still >have cranks but not crank handles. > >Ken
Staying on off-topic for a moment; it is common usage in the US to refer to "cranking" the engine when trying to start it (even without a crank handle). Mike Michael Stack http://www.kcats.org
