Originally Posted by
Caretaker
Not really. It's all about context. Never had any confusion. To follow your argument we should call this Forum 'Living Motor-Car Free' to distinguish from other types of 'car', on trains for example.
The english language has developed on either side of the Atlantic in seperate ways and long may it continue.
Over there, I believe Tube could also refer to the subway? Over here, one U.S. Seantor said he understood the Internet--"It's not like a truck. It's a series of tubes."