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Posted by Luke Bosman on 10/17/84 11:36
Justin <nospam@insightbb.com> wrote:
> Stephen Adams wrote on [4 Jan 2006 17:34:51 GMT]:
> >>Claiming to have lived without a car all one's life would mean they have
> >>not used a car, at all, in their life.
> >
> > In common usage, it would usually mean that they had not owned a car, not
> > that they had never driven/ridden in one. If someone said "I've lived
> > without a car for 6 years" I would assume (as would most people, I think)
> > that they didn't OWN one.
>
> So, someone could rent or lease one and still fall under your
> definition.
In more precise common usage, it would usually mean that they had not
been in long-term possession of one.
Luke
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