On 6/22/05, Stewart Stremler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > So a meteor may be a streak of light, but it's not ONLY a streak of light.
I don't know... Looking at the following page: http://www.google.com/search?q=define:meteor I see several definitions that say it's *only* the light, and several that say it's the light *or* the rock. As a layman, I would guess that "meteor" refers to physical material. So, all in all, I'm willing to bet that "meteor" means only the light, and that calling the rock a meteor is in the class of Common Mistake. Besides, why would you use the same word to refer to the rock and to the light it gives off? If the rock is meteor, then why wouldn't they just call the light light? Probably, calling the light meteor came first. -todd -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
