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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Willie the Duck" data-source="post: 9578012" data-attributes="member: 6799660">I would posit that there is no consistency on that when applied generally. Starting with the wrench example as going one way, a counter is Star Trek. Some 1966-69-era star trek fans insist that their thing is just plain Star Trek, not 'Star Trek: the Original Series,' but anyone trying to discuss the IP as a whole without confusion finds that an unreasonable demand. Counter back the other way, vehicles. Normal airplanes are indeed just 'planes' and special types become 'seaplanes' and such. Similarly case with 'taxis' and 'water taxis,' 'bus' and 'city bus,' 'van' and 'conversion van,' etc.Counter but slightly distinct (since it is 'ordinary' instead of just no prefix), but people that insist on calling High Wheel/Penny Farthing bicycles 'ordinary' bicycles are laughed out of their hipster juice bar.</blockquote>