On Thursday, May 14, 2015 at 9:46:43 PM UTC-4, J Burns wrote:
On 5/14/15 9:33 PM, Stormin Mormon wrote:
On 5/14/2015 3:52 PM, J Burns wrote:
On 5/14/15 3:15 PM, wrote:

He agreed with me, and said it all looked electrical, and told the clerk
to give me the half price. But said if anything needed batteries, that
would not qualify.


I'll have to side with the clerk. "Electrical" means "operated by or
producing electricity."

What is your position on battery power
devices? Are they electrical?

I took that definition from the OED.

By OED, I assume you mean the Oxford English Dictionary?
This OED?:


Definition of electrical in English:

adjective

1Operating by or producing electricity:
€˜an electrical appliance

€˜Since when did the average boat owner need a generator to operate the boat's electrical system?


1.1Concerned with electricity:
€˜an electrical engineer

Merriam Webster:

elec·tri·cal \-tri-kəl\ : of, relating to, or operated by electricity an electric current an electric heater


I don't see where either of those strictly limit "electrical"
to requiring that it be intended to be plugged into an AC outlet.


You mentioned the electrical system
of your car. Anything powered by it is electrical.

For example, is a flashlight electrical?

I'd call a flashlight electrical when it's connected to an electrical
system for charging.


Is an electrical engineer also only electrical when he's
plugged into an electrical system for charging?