I expect people to use proper terms. It certainly helps, when trying to
convey a meaning...  I don't think it is being asinine when you correct
someone or question a wrong term, even when you may know what the person is
trying to say..

If someone doesn't really know the proper word meaning, it's helpful to
clue them in...if they do know the difference and choose to use an improper
term...they are the ones being lame....

  That all being said....Many people don't choose to pay  much attention to
how they communicate.  Rims for wheels?...that is a pretty mild
error....motor for engine?...Bus for Vanagon?...

On Thu, Apr 11, 2013 at 8:50 AM, Loren Busch <starwagen@gmail.com> wrote:

> RE: "Motor" vs "Engine"
> Thank you Tom Thank you, thank you.  Welcome to the 'cringe' crowd, those
> that cringe when motor is used to talk about an engine.  But never the
> other way around!
>