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Posted by Justin on 10/03/11 11:36
Paul Sture wrote on [Wed, 04 Jan 2006 21:35:05 +0100]:
> Justin wrote:
>> Paul Sture wrote on [Wed, 04 Jan 2006 20:28:41 +0100]:
>>
>>>Justin wrote:
>>>
>>>>Michelle Steiner wrote on [Wed, 04 Jan 2006 11:29:28 -0700]:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>In article <slrndro33s.96a.nospam@debian.dns2go.com>,
>>>>>Justin <nospam@insightbb.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>>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.
>>>>>
>>>>>Yup, or even drive one as part of his job. So long as he doesn't own
>>>>>one. I'll even add so long as he doesn't rent or lease one on a
>>>>>long-term basis. (leasing from a dealer is the equivalent of
>>>>>owning--not equal to owning, though, especially from a legal standpoint.)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>If you are using one at all then you're not living without it.
>>>
>>>Nope. If you only borrow or rent one for the occasonal trip, you are not
>>>"living with" a car.
>>
>>
>> You're not living without one, either...
>>
>
> What part of the following don't you understand?
What part of "I have lived without <blah> my entire life" leaves open to
any possible interpretation that they have ever used <blah>
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