Thread: Cliches, faux pas, and your favourite other stupid media comments,
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Old January 7th 10, 08:01 PM posted to uk.sci.weather
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Default Cliches, faux pas, and your favourite other stupid media comments,
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"Train station" - baby talk! What's wrong with "railway station"? Be
calling it "choo choo station" next.

I understand that "train station" is an Americanism. OTOH we talk about
bus stations rather than "road stations". It's arguably more logical to
use the name of the vehicle.
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