Comment by injygo on Sequence Exercise: "Extensions and Intensions" from "A Human's Guide to Words" · 2012-10-13T00:40:54.055Z · LW · GW

Exceptions: socks; a girl who hopes to be a doctor when she grows up; barbed wire Also, the mayor of a town is generally called a politician despite not being well-known outside a narrow circle and possibly being newly elected.