Date: 23 May 2002 14:14:55 GMT From: davehinznopsamcop.net Subject: Re: calibers
Someone who looks an awful lot like Lineone <lineonenopsamone.org> wrote: >> > I'm not sure what a US bumper is. Give me a clue and I'll let you know > what >> > term(s) are used in the UK. >> >> The horizontal parts that stick out the front and back of the car, >> which hit the pedestrians first when you run into them. > Oh dear, now I'm confused. We call these "bumpers" too. > Maybe my initial assumption of <fenders|bumpers> was wrong? The fenders here (US) are 'Wings' in the UK. What sheets of bodywork on a car have to do with Paul McCartney's former group, I can't imagine. You people sure have screwed up our language. Dave
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