On 7/24/06, SPUI drspui@gmail.com wrote:
Guy Chapman aka JzG wrote:
On Sun, 23 Jul 2006 19:53:09 -0400, SPUI drspui@gmail.com wrote:
I've already explained that limited-access highway is ambiguous.
No, you've named a single place which uses an unusual definition of limited-access road, which has no obvious parallels outside the US. Once again, The US <> The World.
Who is to say which definition is unusual?
I'd say that definition is unusual, even in the US. In common usage, a limited-access highway is a divided highway, with no cross roads--instead using on & off ramps.
The USGS offers this common-sense definition: Limited Access Highway: A route that is part of the United States Interstate Highway System or other similar expressway. (http://www-atlas.usgs.gov/metadata/roadtrl020.faq.html)
In fact, "expressway" seems like a good synonym (to my very US-centric ears).
In any case, find a category name that seems to work, then add specifics to the definition on the category page. This hardly seems like a battle worth fighting.
Rich Holton [[W:en:User:Rholton]]