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We already had a term for that, a four lane, and "street" and "road" are synonymous so combining them doesn't produce new meaning The only people who use that
by dingnuts 3y ago
We already had a term for that, a four lane, and "street" and "road" are synonymous so combining them doesn't produce new meaning
The only people who use that word are insufferable choads who want me to give up my car and live in a tiny apartment because of their misguided belief that if everyone lived like they do in Manhattan global warming would end and the world would be a Utopia
"Stroad" is a shibboleth that tells me you're someone with an opinion that is not worthwhile
- mrmanner 3y agoThey’re not exactly synonymous though, at least most dictionary definitions differ. Street example[1]: a road in a city or town that has buildings that are usually close together along one or both sides Road example[2]: a long, hard surface built for vehicles to travel along A street in this case is a type of road. A stroad is another type of road (where buildings are not “close together”, f.ex.) 1: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/street https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/street 2: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/road https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/road