Timeline for Do the words "jail" and "prison" refer to different things?
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| Dec 27, 2014 at 16:53 | comment | added | ScotM | I'm not sure the dictionary is inconsistent. In this case, it seems to capture the essence of the common man's usage. | |
| Apr 15, 2011 at 0:29 | comment | added | Mitch | @mfg: dictionaries do not capture what natives know and use consistently. | |
| Feb 23, 2011 at 1:51 | history | edited | avpaderno | CC BY-SA 2.5 |
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| Aug 29, 2010 at 17:08 | history | edited | avpaderno | CC BY-SA 2.5 |
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| Aug 19, 2010 at 15:24 | comment | added | mfg | it's odd how the dictionary would be inconsistent on the examples | |
| Aug 19, 2010 at 14:45 | history | answered | avpaderno | CC BY-SA 2.5 |