Sorry, I don't mean to make it out into some kind of big badass E-debate. It's just part of my continuing vendetta against poor articulation that causes me headache.
I shall smite thy inarticulate masses.
I could not agree more that articulation is important.
However articulation is related to speech not grammar or word use.
"The quality,
clarity or
sharpness of
speech."
Using the word articulation to describe word use is like calling a wheel a rim. :nono:
I will not argue the point. The correct term for a Wheel of a car is the word Wheel.
I was simply trying to save you the embarrassment of making fun of something that is not only common in my geographical area, but accepted by most, educated and non educated people.
Cars are often referred to as "wheels"
Wheels are often separated into tire and rim, and while that is not the correct use of the term it allows the differentiation of wheel and tire which can be referred to interchangeably since the 'wheel' is technically "the circular frame or disk arranged to revolve on an axis, as on or in vehicles or machinery."
This statement can include the rubber part of the assembly.
The "rim" however is the " circular strip of metal forming the connection between an automobile wheel and tire, either permanently attached to or removable from the wheel."
or
"the outer circle of a wheel, attached to the hub by spokes."
By the strictest sense of the word Rim, should not refer to the entire wheel, but unless they can be disconnected from each other, (in the case of spoke and rim wheels) there is no reason to assume that the reference is not to the entire wheel.
I relate it to saying you are buying an stove, when in fact you are buying a range/oven combo, or calling it a range when its attached to the oven. unless you can separate them, there is no reason to assume the usage is incorrect.
Ref: dictionary.com
Ref: Wikipedia.com
