Andy Champ wibbled on Friday 02 July 2010 20:30
I agree with this. It would be much more logical in an everyman sense to refer to wire. It doesn't have to be power, the telephone signal is line. Live
Ditto.
Line is a silly term. Phase was well understood by engineers. It's not an EU thing because no one else speaks English (unless you include Eire).
Using "Live" for Live on one hand, then Live and Neutral in nearly the same breath is pillockism at its finest. If they wanted to, they could have called L/N "Line" which would have been a more reasonable use of the term, and left Live and Neutral where 95% of the population understood.
Bah.