Re: [Freeciv-Dev] space-ship or spaceship?

[Stephen Hodge <stephenh@xxxxxxxxxx>]

James Blackwell wrote:
> Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English language (That
> 2200+ gold edged monster that you find in colleges) defines it as:
...
> ==================
> spacecraft (spAs'kraft', -kraft'), n. a vehicle designed for travel or
> operation in space beyond the earth's admosphere or in orbit around the
> earth. [1955-60; SPACE + CRAFT].
> ==================
> 
> According to these definitions, unless you are playing on an earth map,
> technically, all non-people units (think tanks, transports, etc), are
> technically spaceships, since they would be outside the earth's
> atmosphere(!).

Except that none of those things were "designed for travel or operation in
space".

> My point? Perhaps we shouldn't read too much into definitions.

I think the non-hyphenated version is more popular now days.

> Now, with regards to 'colour/color, potAYto, potAHto'.... At least we aren't
> as confused as those brits, who for some reason have decided to call trucks
> "lorries". (Go figure).

Um, actually American's decided to call lorries trucks (not the other way
round). Personally I call them trucks too.

Regards,
Steve Hodge