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Re:The United Kingdom Generates Less Electricity per Person ... by thewonderfulmrp on Tuesday October 13, 2026 @11:05PM (#50081891)
An AC is literally a heat pump
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Re:The United Kingdom Generates Less Electricity per Person ... by ben_w on Wednesday October 14, 2026 @04:30AM (#50084274)
So is a refrigerator; all the other considerations make saying "I have a heat pump therefore I have AC" in this context a bit like a Mexican saying "I am American".

Like, sure, but the word has a specific and a general meaning, conventional use is only the specific meaning.

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