Posted by Paul Sture on 11/04/05 11:36

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?

"I own a car but during the winter months I live without one because the
trains get through when a car cannot."

or, to reverse the seasons:

"I own a car but during the summer months I live without one because I
walk or use a bicycle".

Or even:

"I own a car in Switzerland, but in Pairs I live without one because
parking is so difficult."

?

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