The Answer to the Linguistic Problem is the Same as the Answer to the Political Problem

[tagonist]

I mentioned the words "snowmobile" and "snowmachine" to my upstate NY grandfather. He said that snow machines were what the ski slopes used when nothing fell from the sky, the vehicles are called snowmobiles. In fact, this seems to be the consensus usage in the northern band of the US, with predictable intrusions by the preferred Canadian term ("

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[mat_defiler]

yeah, but palin's rendition of "coal miner's daughter" is outta this world. come on, give some love.

nomenclature

[anonymous]

I grew up in Michigan's upper peninsula in a (the only one) border town in the 60s-70s. We used the term snowmachines and sometimes ski-doo. Years later when I heard downstaters say "sled" I thought that was ridiculous because that's what kids play with, and they dont have motors.

Really enjoyed reading your last entry on Haiti and the Age of Broken Hearts. It's heartening to know others are thinking almost exactly as I am about these kinds of things. This is my first time here, followed Ran's link.