Zompist Bboard Again

Travis B. wrote: ↑Sat Nov 23, 2024 12:42 pm

zompist wrote: ↑Sat Nov 23, 2024 6:13 am

Travis B. wrote: ↑Fri Nov 22, 2024 4:36 pm "Rock" implies raw material that is unpolished, unworn, uncut. Individual stones are worn down, typically by water, whereas a "rock" does imply a rough piece of material. When you say something is made out of "stone", you imply that it is cut, and something like a "stone" countertop is normally polished. When you say that something is made out of "rock" you strongly imply that it is raw material from the earth.

I agree that rocks go with rough, natural, and big. But stones can be natural (uncut)-- e.g. stones worn smooth by water.

I think you actually repeated what I said about stones.

zompist wrote: ↑Sat Nov 23, 2024 1:22 pm

Travis B. wrote: ↑Sat Nov 23, 2024 12:42 pm

zompist wrote: ↑Sat Nov 23, 2024 6:13 am

I agree that rocks go with rough, natural, and big. But stones can be natural (uncut)-- e.g. stones worn smooth by water.

I think you actually repeated what I said about stones.

I was reacting to "When you say something is made out of "stone", you imply that it is cut", which I think is misleading.

zompist wrote: ↑Sat Nov 23, 2024 1:22 pm FWIW, just because language is confusing, there are things called rock walls, or rock retaining walls.