train station or railway station?

[Rollem]

dodgebot

what do you *think* it's supposed to mean

 

[foo]

ok.

hit me with your lyrics then.

make them about trains.

 

[dodgepot]

you forgot the question mark, Rollem.

 

[Griff]

what is *that* supposed to mean?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/That

 

[quimcunx]

what do you *think* it's supposed to mean

This question deserves a new thread and poll, I think.

 

[Rollem]

you forgot the question mark, Rollem.

i rest my case....

 

[Cereal-Killa]

ok.

hit me with your lyrics then.

make them about trains.

Psshh.. you are not worthy of my lyrics.

First you must pass the test of shutting up. Pass this test and you will be a worthy listener.
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[JohnnyOrange]

No. You're looking for rules where non apply. What's important is tradition.

Yes and no. I meant to say that the only rule is 'if the person who says something and their audience understand it, then it's right.' Tradition's important, but if we stuck to all traditional meanings then conversation would be peppered with words that are considered offensive and / or archaic these days, and language wouldn't evolve.

All of which is too serious for a Friday afternoon thread.

 

[EastEnder]

the railway does not stop there. the railway *is* there. trains just pass through.

What do you call the place buses leave from? How about coaches? Road stations? Street stations?

Think dodgepot, think.

 

[foo]

Psshh.. you are not worthy of my lyrics.

First you must pass the test of shutting up. Pass this test and you will be a worthy listener.
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ha.

go fuck yourself then.

 

[Cereal-Killa]

ha.

go fuck yourself then.

Test failed.
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[berniedicters]

well? what is it?

"Train Station" is common and uninformed, like "pay the electric" and "settee".

(only slightly joking)

 

[PacificOcean]

But trains are stationed there, however briefly, railway is more of a constant that is always there.

As you go to catch a train and not a railway, a train station seems apt.

 

[London_Calling]

In parts of the New World they have sheep stations

 

[Maurice Picarda]

C'est magnifique, mais ce n'est pas la gare.

 

[ChrisFilter]

Great thread

 

[EastEnder]

But trains are stationed there, however briefly, railway is more of a constant that is always there.

As you go to catch a train and not a railway, a train station seems apt.

You are erudite & wise, unlike dodgepot who is ignorant & foolish.

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

I used to go to school by train and I always went to the train station to catch them.

You can't call them a railway station, as the railway is stationed all over the place and not just at the train station.

So dodge's dad, like so many other dads, is clearly spouting a pile of bollocks.

 

[dodgepot]

careful, my dad's got a black belt.

 

[quimcunx]

careful, my dad's got a black belt.

what in?

 

[Cereal-Killa]

careful, my dad's got a black belt.

That's racist.
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[dodgepot]

what in?

his wardrobe.

unless he's wearing it, in which case it will be in his trouser's belt loops.

 

[Biddlybee]

This is one of the idiosyncrasies that make English so quaint.

Trains stop at railway stations (not train stations) whereas buses stop at bus stations (not road stations). That is all there is to it. Further argument or debate is futile.

“Train station” was a term almost unheard in Britain until about four or five years ago. Wherever the phrase came from, those that want to hear about train stations (and similarly inane drivel) can listen to Radio Five Live. Those who want to hear about railway stations can listen to Radio Four

.lol

Buses stop at bus stops though

 

[EastEnder]

Buses stop at bus stops though

They're not called bus stops, the correct name is "mini bus stations".

 

[MrSki]

They're not called bus stops, the correct name is "mini bus stations".

Shouldn't it be Omnibus stops

 

[quimcunx]

his wardrobe.

unless he's wearing it, in which case it will be in his trouser's belt loops.

Do you see how I set that up for you?

I am Canon to your Ball.

 

[dodgepot]

i was hoping someone would see which direction i wanted the line of questioning to go in.

cheers quimmy, well done

 

[Biddlybee]

They're not called bus stops, the correct name is "mini bus stations".

Who the fuck calls them that?

They're called 'bus stop' on the sign

 

[Cereal-Killa]

Do you see how I set that up for you?

I am Canon to your Ball.

...or the cheese to his dick. Either is acceptable.
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[MrSki]

Could do what the Russians did & call them Vauxhall.