On 31 July 2010 10:06, Heiko Jacobs <heiko.jac...@gmx.de> wrote: > Michał Borsuk schrieb: > > Without getting too much into the linguistic issues, I'd support the >> Swedish "railway=historic_path" for anything further than "stillgelegt" >> (English "abandoned"?), that is either with track, or without, but not yet >> turned into a bike path (or anything similar). >> >> But let's wait for others to comment. >> > > It seems, that no one else will comment here? > > I'm still not satisfied to use something with "time" in it like > "historic" as part of a list with timeless words describing states. > levelled or disappeared might be better suitable to this list: > - proposed/planned > - construction > - () > - disused > - abandonded(/dismantled) > - levelled/disappeared > > I agree with your arguments. Then "former"?
"Disappeared" cannot be used, because it implies that the railway just rolled itself and went home for Feierabend. Or a UFO took it one night. I don't like "levelled" for another reason: it is a word that is not easily understood for those "English-challenged", that is beginners. It's not a word that easily translates into other languages. For this I would propose "removed". (Then it does not contrast with "dismantled" very much, but frankly I am getting lost in those distinctions). - proposed/planned - construction - () - disused - abandonded - removed/dismantled/former (if there really is a difference) - [*=bike path] -- Best regards, mit freundlichen Grüssen, meilleurs sentiments, Pozdrowienia, Michał Borsuk
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