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Old 10-05-2006 | 05:21 AM
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ClemenTang
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Default RE: language question! Engine --> Motor

Engine is almost a subset of motor, so people can call an engine a motor. The electrics belong to the motor family but not the engine subset. I said almost because there're jets and I've never heard someone says "jet motor".

Clement