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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | + | {{incomplete|Created by someone on a PERSONBOAT on a BOATBOAT - Please change this comment when editing this page. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}} | |
− | [[Randall]] is engaging in creative linguistics again. This time he is humorously suggesting to use a consistent naming scheme for things holding other things, the same way we call a boat holding a house a houseboat. He is extending this to all combinations boats, houses and cars. This would, however, be somewhat impractical, as these names do not include why one thing is on an other, and are also sometimes ambiguous: a carcar can be a tow truck as much as a car carrier, and a househouse can be either an apartment | + | [[Randall]] is engaging in creative linguistics again. This time he is humorously suggesting to use a consistent naming scheme for things holding other things, the same way we call a boat holding a house a houseboat. He is extending this to all combinations boats, houses and cars. This would, however, be somewhat impractical, as these names do not include why one thing is on an other, and are also sometimes ambiguous: a carcar can be a tow truck as much as a car carrier, and a househouse can be either an apartment or the building which houses it. |
− | Additionally, he is somewhat inconsistent | + | Additionally, he is somewhat inconsistent with this himself. He proposes to call lifeboats "boatboat", which are boats held by other boats, as opposed to boats holding other boats, such as floating drydocks. The consistent term to use here would be "Ship." |
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:[A chart with three rows and three columns is shown, both with the same heading "car", "house", and "boat". On the top left a text with the word "this" two times embedded in a bubble and an arrow respectively pointing to the row and column heading reads:] | :[A chart with three rows and three columns is shown, both with the same heading "car", "house", and "boat". On the top left a text with the word "this" two times embedded in a bubble and an arrow respectively pointing to the row and column heading reads:] | ||
:A '''this''' that holds '''this''' | :A '''this''' that holds '''this''' | ||
:[Most entries have the common word in black, but crossed out in red with another word below also in red. Two entries remain in green.] | :[Most entries have the common word in black, but crossed out in red with another word below also in red. Two entries remain in green.] | ||
− | :A Car that holds a Car: <s>Tow truck</s> Carcar | + | :[A Car that holds a Car:] <s>Tow truck</s> Carcar |
− | :A House that holds a Car: <s>Garage</s> Carhouse | + | :[A House that holds a Car:] <s>Garage</s> Carhouse |
− | :A Boat that holds a Car: <s>Car ferry</s> Carboat | + | :[A Boat that holds a Car:] <s>Car ferry</s> Carboat |
− | :A Car that holds a House: <s>Mobile home</s> Housecar | + | :[A Car that holds a House:] <s>Mobile home</s> Housecar |
− | :A House that holds a House: <s>Apartment</s> Househouse | + | :[A House that holds a House:] <s>Apartment</s> Househouse |
− | :A Boat that holds a House: Houseboat (green text) | + | :[A Boat that holds a House:] Houseboat (green text) |
− | :A Car that holds a Boat: <s>Boat trailer</s> Boatcar | + | :[A Car that holds a Boat:] <s>Boat trailer</s> Boatcar |
− | :A House that holds a Boat: Boathouse (green text) | + | :[A House that holds a Boat:] Boathouse (green text) |
− | :A Boat that holds a Boat: <s>Lifeboat</s> Boatboat | + | :[A Boat that holds a Boat:] <s>Lifeboat</s> Boatboat |
:[Caption below the frame:] | :[Caption below the frame:] | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
− | The first version of the comic image | + | The first version of the comic image mixed up the order of what holds what. The second word holds the first but at the original the opposite was told as it can be seen [https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/archive/3/38/20180907164439%21boathouses_and_houseboats.png here]. |
{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} |