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::Can I address them? As you say, not until Toady does. "Carbon-based reaction component"? "High-carbon-content multi-purpose material"? Yet another unsatisfactory term? We've been dealt 6 bad cards, and ''have'' to play one of them. In the main article, "fuel" was the one I chose to act as the umbrella term, the least of the evils imo. And while "fuel" is not being "burnt" in the steel-related reactions, the substance is identical - and ~is~ the default term commonly used on the forums. That's where I learned it, that's what's used, not any of the more complex/confusing ones. I use "starter fluid" to clean my carburetor - not trying to start the car, but it's still called starting fluid, not "carburetor cleaner" (unless bought as that, then you pay twice as much!) Same with "nail polish remover" and "acetone" - and we've got a similar situation here. The fact that we're doing it consciously rather than by social linguistic evolution just makes it feel more awkward. (And I guess that's why I felt it needed more than a throw-away comment.) --[[User:Albedo|Albedo]] 16:40, 13 June 2009 (UTC) | ::Can I address them? As you say, not until Toady does. "Carbon-based reaction component"? "High-carbon-content multi-purpose material"? Yet another unsatisfactory term? We've been dealt 6 bad cards, and ''have'' to play one of them. In the main article, "fuel" was the one I chose to act as the umbrella term, the least of the evils imo. And while "fuel" is not being "burnt" in the steel-related reactions, the substance is identical - and ~is~ the default term commonly used on the forums. That's where I learned it, that's what's used, not any of the more complex/confusing ones. I use "starter fluid" to clean my carburetor - not trying to start the car, but it's still called starting fluid, not "carburetor cleaner" (unless bought as that, then you pay twice as much!) Same with "nail polish remover" and "acetone" - and we've got a similar situation here. The fact that we're doing it consciously rather than by social linguistic evolution just makes it feel more awkward. (And I guess that's why I felt it needed more than a throw-away comment.) --[[User:Albedo|Albedo]] 16:40, 13 June 2009 (UTC) | ||
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