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Posted by Easy on Fri Mar 24 13:54:12 2023, in response to Re: What does a Train Operator do?, posted by Railman718 on Fri Mar 24 11:31:40 2023. The word "drive" has multiple definitions. In one definition the motor drives the train but in another the operator drives the train. Conductors also "operate" the train by opening and closing doors, yet they don't drive the train. The words are similar enough to say that a train driver operates a train or conversely a train operator drives a train.Nowadays I guess the easiest thing is to add operator to whatever equipment you work: train, crane, computer, plant, forklift, truck, radio, etc. If you're in military special forces you may also be called an "Operator." I guess that flying is even more convoluted. It can mean the act of traveling through the air, like what planes and Superman do. Or it can mean being on a plane and traveling through the air. We can fly but when on an airplane we can be "flying". Or it can even be used interchangeably with the word piloting. I doubt anyone loses sleep over such words. I don't but language is mildly interesting to me. Some words do trigger some people and maybe they do lose sleep when they hear them. "Gender" is an example. |
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