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Anustart15 t1_j66lqqg wrote

>BTW, a bot here is likely to send me an email complaining that our beloved MBTA doesn't have "Lines", it has "Branches"… it always sends me that… of course the article itself, and everybody I know, calls them "Lines". Oh well.

The MBTA has lines, the green line has branches. It's not that confusing. Nothing you said required the use of branch. If you talk about the green line as a whole, you say line. If you are talking about a specific branch of the green line (i.e. the B branch), you say branch.

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-CalicoKitty- t1_j67a18c wrote

I've been riding the green line for 15 years and I don't think I've ever heard anyone say branch IRL. I always hear B line, C line, etc.

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LawrenceSan OP t1_j66srhp wrote

Ah, I see, makes sense. Now I know why the bot didn't email me this time.

Of course, since I'm an illustrator and not a train guy… when I say "line" I usually mean something I make with a pencil, and "branch" refers to the tree I'm drawing… context is everything! :)

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