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@evan Well, what I mean

If I say "I prefer to travel by train" then I am clearly stating a preference (a desire).

But if I say "My preferred mode of travel is car", that *implies* it is the desired mode of transportation, but I could imagine interpreting that sentence to idiomatically mean "My customary mode of travel is car" without stating a value preference.

I could be wrong about this, but I think there may be an actual quirk of colloquial English here.