That reminds me of an ancient cartoon dating back to the early years of the last century in which a British "lift" boy is explaining to two Americans why elevators are called lifts in Britain. "I can lift you up and I can lift you down again," the boy says before he continues, "And I can elevate you up, but I cannot elevate you down again."
The problem lies with the word escalator and not the word escalate.
Witty and informative. What more can one want from a post. thanks!
It's like "Frigidaire" ... It keeps the milk cold too!
:~)
Let's see, when I set a box on the floor I am lifting it there?