Subj : Re: Totally
To   : Adept
From : Gamgee
Date : Fri Aug 11 2023 09:00 pm

-=> Adept wrote to Nightfox <=-

 Ni>  pF>> I was in an accident with my well-loved 2014 Toyota Plug-in Prius, a

 Ni> I'm not sure what you mean about the phrasing..  How does it imply that
 Ni> the car crashed itself?  I don't think that's what the phrasing says.  I

 Ad> Think of it this way -- imagine if it was a drunk driver who
 Ad> caused the damage. Would we say, "I was in an accident", or would
 Ad> we say, "A drunk driver crashed into my car"? Even if the damage
 Ad> was exactly the same?

I could see it being said either way.

 Ni> think it gets the point across and can be easier than saying something

 Ad> Quite possibly. But, from the phrasing, it very well could be a
 Ad> car that was driving itself.

Not sure how you're getting that.  I don't read that at all from the phrasing.

 Ad> But if a bicyclist crashed, people probably wouldn't say, "my
 Ad> bike got into an accident and now I have to get a new frame.".

And.... he didn't say "my car got into an accident...".  He said (right there
above) that "I was in an accident...".  You're crossing things up somehow.

<SHRUG>



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