atw: Re: Tiny rant (& some tips)

All of which proves the value of audience analysis. The original query 
was about usage "in Australia", which is too broad. The same object can 
be named differently by different trade or professional groups, or 
other categories of people. So who are you writing for? Automotive 
electricians? Engineers? Consumers? Nerds? ...

Reminiscence: many years ago, I worked for an American automotive 
manufacturer, and everyone referred to the bright things on the cars as 
"lamps" (head lamps, tail lamps, indicator lamps,...) and the big 
transparent bits as "lights" (never "windows").


James Hunt

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