On 21/11/2020 15.07, Joseph Eisenberg wrote:
My understanding about this is that there is a difference between British
English usage and American usage - especially in the western USA.
The English seem to have an idea that "rock" is for mostly solid,
immobile "bedrock", while a "stone" is a mobile, separate piece of
mineral which you might pick up if you are strong enough, or at least
move with a piece of heavy machinery. [...] But American English and
perhaps other dialects do not always maintain this distinction, in my
experience.
"I picked up one of the rocks from my stone driveway."
"Look at all these stones I pulled out of the river; sure is rocky in
there!"
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Matthew
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