> I wish we could collectively stop... That's a "feature" of human nature and English. People say "my car" and "my phone number" when those are leased. "My h

> I wish we could collectively stop... That's a "feature" of human nature and English. People say "my car" and "my phone number" when those are leased. "My house" when they have a new zero-down mortgage. And all sorts of other conceptual contractions - with the messier reality assumed to be common knowledge. Or just irrelevant to the point at hand.