[Tagging] paid ferry - fee or toll tag

bkil bkil.hu+Aq at gmail.com
Sat Jun 22 08:38:10 UTC 2019


If we step back a bit from our dictionaries, fee=* as a concept is
isomorphic to toll=* (and fare) in this context. As all of them could
be understood by native speakers and fee=* covers a more general
category, it is clearly the better choice. If we consider our data
users, non-native speakers and learning curve, the less terms we use
in our vocabulary, the better.

On Thu, Jun 20, 2019 at 11:20 AM Paul Allen <pla16021 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On Thu, 20 Jun 2019 at 01:33, Warin <61sundowner at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> The Oxford Dictionary says
>>
>> Toll : A charge payable to use a bridge or road.
>
>
> Yep.  Also, in the UK, carries legal implications.  Legislation is required to require tolls on a
> public highway.
>
>> Fee : A payment made to a professional person or to a professional or public body in exchange for advice or services.
>
>
> That's how I'd use it.  Of course, ferries provide a ferry service, so fee could be used.  But I'd go
> with something else: fare.  We don't talk of rail tolls or rail fees, we talk of rail fares.  We don't talk
> of air tolls or air fees, we talk of air fares.  From OED online: "The money paid for a journey on
> public transport."
>
> --
> Paul
>
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