Today at work, I somehow got myself into a predicament through which I stated that a jacket is a coat. This was met with resistance by two people who believed that jackets and coats are two separate entities. I countered with the argument that a jacket is a type of coat. I also explained how this was similar to how a square is a rectangle but not all rectangles are squares. This went nowhere fast.
Another co-worker jumped in to help me and asked them what they thought a dinner jacket was. Seems to me it's pretty similar to a sport coat. Regardless, I told them I'd find proof. Not sure if this is proof enough, but dictionary.com lists jacket as "a short coat". It's sufficient enough proof for me.
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