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In the great intellectual tussle between engineering and language, I come firmly down on the side of language. Could any concept be explained without a language? And since my language is English, I say that the understanding of the term stretch predates engineering, and if an engineer sought to convince me about words, I would laugh.
Anyone else want to make me laugh at them? Please, show your approval for the less important criterion. Chains stretch, but engineers wear jumpers.