April 24, 2004

Escalator?

The word escalate means to increase, enlarge, or intensify

So here's my question:

Is an escalator still an escalator when you are going down? It really should be called something else right? Like perhaps a diminisher, de-escalator, decreaser, declinor, descender. It would make sense.

By Dave @ 09:51 PM

Comments

Growing up in Malaysia, I was taught that an escalator is a lift :).

Posted by Jas at 10:15 AM on April 26, 2004

Sponsor

Tara is Reading

Dave is Reading