re: Let's really, really simplify things
"Trying to describe them precisely is only going to lead to confusion because the public will confuse the words with intrinsic physical differences."
But *that WOULD be the ultimate difference* and why would not the public be aware of that along with the size, orbital diameters, etc?
I'm sorry, I refuse to believe that our general public will get confused with facts. Not giving them any facts is confusing enough.