We when we ship something by Truck it's called SHIPment
and when something is shipped by Ship it's called CARgo?
Everyone I've ASked Doesn't know
Do you KNOW
2007-06-21 03:22:16 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
I've been Trying to figure this out since I was 5 yrs old
Really My sister used to tell me that to try to get me to shut Up didn't work
I'd follow her saying the stuff that made since to me.
2007-06-21 03:33:55 · update #1
honestly i dont know, but i never thought about it, this is pretty darn cool if i have to say and very funny...
2007-06-21 03:25:21 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
not quite right, shipment refers to the act of moving the cargo, you cant cargo a shipment, but you can ship cargo by land sea and air
sorry to rain on your parade
2007-06-21 03:35:03 · answer #2 · answered by eyesinthedrk 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's because those trucks drive on the PARKway and park in the DRIVEway.
2007-06-21 03:24:43 · answer #3 · answered by Bill W 【ツ】 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Word roots - cargo is from spanish "carga" (to load) and some latin word (like caragra (sp)) meaning "covered wagon.......
2007-06-21 03:33:55 · answer #4 · answered by :not_the_usual1 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Same reason why we park in a driveway and drive in a parkway.
2007-06-21 03:29:54 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
carport- when we park are cars there and parks but we walk there. Docks are were boats go to park.... words are the interesting things.
2007-06-21 03:35:53 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i know where ur going with this thats kind of wierd to put it that way since both should be the opposite.....
2007-06-21 03:26:00 · answer #7 · answered by *S!LL!3G00B3R*TTC 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
And why do we call them APART-ments when they are all together? ;) haha
2007-06-21 03:30:01 · answer #8 · answered by Charlotte 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Just heard that one didn't you?
2007-06-21 03:29:48 · answer #9 · answered by kevrigger 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋