ael <law_ence....@ntlworld.com> wrote: > On Sat, Feb 23, 2013 at 09:37:13AM +1100, Steve Bennett wrote: > > On Sat, Feb 23, 2013 at 3:29 AM, John F. Eldredge > <j...@jfeldredge.com> wrote: > > > Footpath, not footpad. A footpad is a type of robber. If I saw a > path marked as highway=footpad, it would suggest that the path is > through a high-crime area, and you are likely to be mugged. > > > > Hmm, it must be a fairly uncommonly used Australian term. > > As a uk native speaker, footpad is an old term for > > "A highwayman or robber on foot." > as at least one dictionary has it. And that is the normal > understanding > in the uk. > > ael > > > _______________________________________________ > Tagging mailing list > Tagging@openstreetmap.org > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging
This UK meaning of "footpad" is the only one that I, as an American, was familiar with. I had come across it in older books. -- John F. Eldredge -- j...@jfeldredge.com "Reserve your right to think, for even to think wrongly is better than not to think at all." -- Hypatia of Alexandria _______________________________________________ Tagging mailing list Tagging@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging
