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Someone decided a long time ago that the three common states of
matter were solid, liquid and vapor. That's canonical; there's no
good reason to change our terminology.
One reason for remaining true to the old terminology is that the
old literature remains accessible. Another is that misunderstandings
will not arise if both parties to a dialog are using the same
vocabulary*.
Leigh
*I once lost a half night's observing time at Kitt Peak because my
computer was interpreting my commands in the wrong vocabulary.