A Word A Day — misnomer
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“International Airport” is something of a
misnomer
, since almost all of the arriving and departing planes fly short, commuter routes involving no border crossing.
“Can tires transform a two-wheel-drive truck into a winter warrior? That was the question after my new-to-me pickup had sat through its first winter with only so-called all-season tires, a
misnomer
at best in Canada. All-season tires, of course, bring you the worst of both worlds: they’re not ideal in summer and they’re far from ideal in winter, too.” — From a column by Kelly Taylor in
The Chronicle Herald
, October 2, 2012
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