Re: Words of the day: "box" and "bolt"

Roger Mills scripsit:

> The Kash feel there is a difference; screws are pointed and can,
> if need be, make their own hole.  A bolt needs a hole drilled for it.
Machine screws also need a hole drilled, but do not usually have nuts
associated (which is why we call them screws, not bolts).

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John Cowan  jcowan@reutershealth.com  www.reutershealth.com  ccil.org/~cowan
Dievas dave dantis; Dievas duos duonos          --Lithuanian proverb
Deus dedit dentes; deus dabit panem             --Latin version thereof
Deity donated dentition;
  deity'll donate doughnuts                     --English version by Muke Tever
God gave gums; God'll give granary              --Version by Mat McVeagh

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