Agreed. In American usage, craft implies a decorative object, frequently created by the person who will be using it, and always in a small-scale rather than mass-production manner. Examples would be hand-thrown pottery, wood carvings, and handmade jewelry. A craft store sells tools and supplies used for making craft objects. A plumber or electrician would be considered a tradesperson, not someone conducting a craft.
-------Original Email------- Subject :Re: [Tagging] Towing service? >From :mailto:slh...@gmail.com Date :Sat Jan 08 21:37:58 America/Chicago 2011 I'm starting to be convinced that there is a cultural disconnect with the word craft. To me (and I suspect most English speakers) there has to almost be an arts aspect for something to be a craft. Whereas I'm starting to get the impression the German use is closer to what I think of as trade or profession, and this is the way the tag is being used. Stephen On 8 January 2011 08:58, John Smith <deltafoxtrot...@gmail.com> wrote: > A tow truck driver doesn't need much more than a special license, I > don't think this is a craft at all. _______________________________________________ Tagging mailing list Tagging@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging -- John F. Eldredge -- j...@jfeldredge.com "Reserve your right to think, for even to think wrongly is better than not to think at all." -- Hypatia of Alexandria _______________________________________________ Tagging mailing list Tagging@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging
