Rotary engines (Wankel) excepted. Mazda.
----- Original Message -----
From: "john gilmore" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, December 18, 2010 3:16 PM
Subject: Re: prize for a good replacement for "baseless"
Ken Brick wrote:
. . . this one may be a language difference between Australian and USA
usage, but I think most cars still
have cranks but not crank handles.
I will keep this Australian usage in mind. The OED talks about
crankshafts that turn and cranks that turn them, and I am of course happy
to stipulate that cars powered by internal combustion engines [still]have
crankshafts
John Gilmore Ashland, MA 01721-1817 USA
Date: Sun, 19 Dec 2010 07:55:49 +1100
From: [email protected]
Subject: Re: prize for a good replacement for "baseless"
To: [email protected]
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
