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freeflytim and jzk, we obviuosly need to educate you guys in the proper English language. Bonnet - covers the engine, like a hat, obvious. Tyres are the round rubber bits you spell as tires. Bumpers are your 'fenders' need to know more, like 'apple & pairs' are stairs?
28th Apr 2005 7:02 am
Wineman
Member Since: 25 Jan 2005
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BN- You forgot the Trunk and Boot!
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28th Apr 2005 7:07 am
freeflytim
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I know, I know...I apologize, or is it apologise? I drive a British truck, I gotta start calling the trunk the Bonnet and the hood the boot, or is it the other way around??? Damn, I gotta go rent "Austin Powers".
BN wrote:
freeflytim and jzk, we obviuosly need to educate you guys in the proper English language. Bonnet - covers the engine, like a hat, obvious. Tyres are the round rubber bits you spell as tires. Bumpers are your 'fenders' need to know more, like 'apple & pairs' are stairs?
28th Apr 2005 7:32 am
BN
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freeflytim, the LR3 is not a truck. A truck is a vehicle for carrying large goods . In our words a lorry . The LR3 is a SUV as you call it, we call it a 4x4 . I contract to Academy Sports & Outdoors in Texas and they have trucks, big ones, Macs etc . By the way wineman we have sorted freeflytim out on the trunk and boot already freeflytim, I think you had better come over here and we can sort you out.
Yes, unfortunately these odd transatlantic expressions can cause problems of interpretation Suppose it is a case of "when in Rome do as the Romans do" ie when on a .co.uk forum discuss things using "proper English" terms
28th Apr 2005 10:32 am
Wineman
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Regardless, and as Bush and Blair qoute we all have this 'Special Relationship', don't we?
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28th Apr 2005 10:44 am
jzk
Member Since: 15 Mar 2005
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We went all the way to Juno Beach, which was even farther. But they were pretty easy miles for the LR3:
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"freeflytim, the LR3 is not a truck...The LR3 is a SUV as you call it, we call it a 4x4 "
We prefer truck. Truck takes away the soccer mom stigma that SUVs have here. A truck is something you play with in the mud. A SUV is something you load with groceries. Especially if you have it set to "British Male" voice.LR3 HSE
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28th Apr 2005 2:43 pm
cmyers_uk
Member Since: 10 Apr 2005
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Nice outfit, its true what they say everything is bigger overthere
28th Apr 2005 3:15 pm
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Hey jzk, nice to see you lowered the LR3 suspension when on the trailer . Your motorhome makes my German Hymer look like a b****y dog kennel .
28th Apr 2005 5:31 pm
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Wow! I thought my outfit (Disco 3 towing a 22ft caravan) was big. But towing the Disco (LR3) with the RV What can I say.
I would not fancy maneuvering that around in the Lake District! And you would really be very popular driving that down the A30 to Cornwall in the summer! - NOT!
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No a fag has two meanings in the UK, the second one is a person in a public school who runs after the senior lads. Now I have started another, the public school which is in fact a private school not open to the public .
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. In our words a lorry 
. I contract to Academy Sports & Outdoors in Texas and they have trucks, big ones, Macs etc 
Suppose it is a case of "when in Rome do as the Romans do" ie when on a .co.uk forum discuss things using "proper English" terms 
. Your motorhome makes my German Hymer look like a b****y dog kennel 
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