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NYJuicer
Amateur Bodybuilder
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posted August 11, 2000 01:19 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for NYJuicer   Click Here to Email NYJuicer     Edit/Delete Message
Why is that a pacakge from a car is called a shipment and a package from a ship is called cargo?

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Portugese Man-O-War
Amateur Bodybuilder
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posted August 11, 2000 01:59 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Portugese Man-O-War   Click Here to Email Portugese Man-O-War     Edit/Delete Message
Main Entry: car�go
Pronunciation: 'k�r-(")gO
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural cargoes or cargos
Etymology: Spanish, load, charge, from cargar to load, from Late Latin carricare -- more at CHARGE
Date: 1657
: the goods or merchandise conveyed in a ship, airplane, or vehicle : FREIGHT Main

Entry: ship�ment
Pronunciation: -m&nt
Function: noun
Date: 1802
1 : the act or process of shipping
2 : the goods shipped

(source: http://www.meriam-webster.com)

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Sight1
Pro Bodybuilder
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posted August 11, 2000 02:01 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Sight1   Click Here to Email Sight1     Edit/Delete Message
The answer is obvious: To make you ask questions...

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