Readers: Slight Preference for ‘Taxi’ Over ‘Cab’
Last weeks the votes were nearly evenly split between “taxi” and “cab” as the name readers use for a vehicle for hire:
Q: What name do you use for a vehicle for hire?
- Taxi 39 [48.15%]
- Cab 36 [44.44%]
- Taxicab 4 [4.94%]
- Unsure/no answer 2 [2.47%]
I personally have a strong preference for “taxi”, perhaps because of the 1978-1983 television series.
Of the 13 on call taxicab companies licensed to operate by the Metropolitan Taxicab Commission, only two have taxi in their name.
— Steve Patterson