"Peter R." wrote in message
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Don't OWT's usually deal with quick, undocumented home remedies

My interpretation of the term is more broad than that, including things that
I also consider an urban legend. The American Heritage Dictionary defines
"old wives' tale" this way: "A superstitious belief or story belonging to
traditional folklore".

I suppose that would exclude the CFI/backseat story based on one's
definition of "traditional folklore", but certainly not just because it's
more of a story than a briefly stated "home remedy".

Personally, I find the terms somewhat interchangeable and certainly not
different enough to warrant correcting someone in a newsgroup. But I
suppose if someone wanted to be picky, it could be debated.

Pete