Date:  Fri, 29 Sep 1995 16:23:23 -0600

From:  POLSKY ELLEN S <Ellen.Polsky[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]COLORADO.EDU>

Subject: stove/range



Is the stove/range distinction purely regional, or is there a difference

in meaning? Also, do those of you living on the East Coast use the term

"swamp cooler" for an air conditioner-like device that cools using

water? (It's very popular out here in Colorado.) I use the term "stove"

exclusively (I come from Philadelphia), but "range" seems to be a much more

popular term out here.



Ellen S. Polsky (Ellen.Polsky[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]Colorado.EDU)