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Babylonian alert: in some Englishes, "highway" is "road", whereas in others it means "high-speed motor vehicle road". Confusing, yes: given that the article tal
by Piskvorrr 9y ago
Babylonian alert: in some Englishes, "highway" is "road", whereas in others it means "high-speed motor vehicle road". Confusing, yes: given that the article talks about rural and city roads and the GP tries to refute it through freeway speed limits, apparently some of the confusion is present here as well.
- oasisbob 9y agoVery good point. Also, in some areas highway is the term used in law for any "road", even if it's not in common use and residents still equate highway with a more high-speed limited access facility.
- u801e 9y agoIn American English, a highway is, what you term, a "high-speed motor vehicle road". As far as I know, the equivalent term in other English speaking countries (and other countries where English is used as a secondary language) is motorway.