On Mon, Jul 30, 2012 at 10:27 AM, Paul Gilmartin <[email protected]>wrote:

> Is motor oil not "motor oil" until it's installed in a motor?
> Is cat food not "cat food" until ...?


cf. "baby oil" vs. "whale oil" ... when you get right down to it, English
isn't much of a language.
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