Why is it that when you transport something by car, its called a shipment,...(more)?

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Why is it that when you transport something by car, its called a shipment,...(more)?

but when you transport something by ship, it's called cargo?

2006-09-18 18:18:32 · 3 answers · asked by Perfectly Flawed 5 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys

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because there was a time when people only ship things by ship and since then it just refer to "ship" regardless of what people use it for now...so i've heard!

2006-09-18 18:23:56 · answer #1 · answered by Jubei 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

yeah - - - what a crazy language. Should be carment eh?

2006-09-19 01:21:48 · answer #2 · answered by Rex 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋

I know it should be carment. haha

2006-09-19 01:22:15 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋