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Bumper or fender in the US
I guess they couldn't think of anything rhyming with fender..
http://www.bumperdumper.com/bumper2.htm
Is bumper standard in parts of the US? We call it a bumper or bumper bar here in Oz, but newer ones (say post-1990), are only good for crumpling.
I can't see how its attached, but I bet you couldn't fit it to a Ferrari!
Don't you just like: "Use in Disaster Relief, Hurricane and Earthquake preparedness, and other situations where a sanitation situation may occur."
Stupot
http://www.bumperdumper.com/bumper2.htm
Is bumper standard in parts of the US? We call it a bumper or bumper bar here in Oz, but newer ones (say post-1990), are only good for crumpling.
I can't see how its attached, but I bet you couldn't fit it to a Ferrari!
Don't you just like: "Use in Disaster Relief, Hurricane and Earthquake preparedness, and other situations where a sanitation situation may occur."
Stupot
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[nq:1]I guess they couldn't think of anything rhyming with fender.. htm Is bumper standard in parts of the US? [/nq] "Bumper" is a standard term in the US, but it's getting harder and harder to identify the part of the car that is the bumper.
- [nq:1]I guess they couldn't think of anything rhyming with fender..
- htm Is bumper standard in parts of the US?
- [/nq] "Bumper" is a standard term in the US, but it's getting harder and harder to identify the part of the car that is the bumper.
- Instead of a chromed rail, they are all all-plastic now and it's difficult to tell where the other part of the body stops and the bumper begins.
- They are no longer protective.
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[nq:1]I guess they couldn't think of anything rhyming with fender.. http://www.bumperdumper.com/bumper2.htm Is bumper standard in parts of the US? We call it a bumper or bumper bar here in Oz, but newer ones (say post-1990), are only good for crumpling.[/nq]
"Bumper" is a standard term in the US, but it's get
"Bumper" is a standard term in the US, but it's get
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In our last episode,
, the lovely and talented Stuart Chapman broadcast on alt.usage.english:
[nq:1]I guess they couldn't think of anything rhyming with fender..[/nq]
In the US a "fender bender" is a very minor accident, although bumpers are extremely expensive to repair and replace and many hundreds of dollars in damage may result from an accident at less than five miles per hour - so
, the lovely and talented Stuart Chapman broadcast on alt.usage.english:
[nq:1]I guess they couldn't think of anything rhyming with fender..[/nq]
In the US a "fender bender" is a very minor accident, although bumpers are extremely expensive to repair and replace and many hundreds of dollars in damage may result from an accident at less than five miles per hour - so
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[nq:1]I guess they couldn't think of anything rhyming with fender.. http://www.bumperdumper.com/bumper2.htm Is bumper standard in parts of the US? We ... you just like: "Use in Disaster Relief, Hurricane and Earthquake preparedness, and other situations where a sanitation situation may occur."[/nq]
Around her
Around her
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[nq:2]I guess they couldn't think of anything rhyming with fender.. ... but newer ones (say post-1990), are only good for crumpling.[/nq]
[nq:1]"Bumper" is a standard term in the US, but it's getting harder and harder to identify the part of the ... difficult to tell where the other part of the body stops and the bumper begins. They are no longer protective.[/nq]
It's a common BrEtcE misco
[nq:1]"Bumper" is a standard term in the US, but it's getting harder and harder to identify the part of the ... difficult to tell where the other part of the body stops and the bumper begins. They are no longer protective.[/nq]
It's a common BrEtcE misco
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[nq:2]"Bumper" is a standard term in the US, but it's ... stops and the bumper begins. They are no longer protective.[/nq]
[nq:1]It's a common BrEtcE misconception that our "bumper" is your "fender", when in fact it's our "mudguard/wing" that's your "fender" and bumpers are bumpers everywhere. I don't know how or when this error got off the ground, but it's surprisingly common.[/nq]
Are yo
[nq:1]It's a common BrEtcE misconception that our "bumper" is your "fender", when in fact it's our "mudguard/wing" that's your "fender" and bumpers are bumpers everywhere. I don't know how or when this error got off the ground, but it's surprisingly common.[/nq]
Are yo
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[nq:1]Are you replying to me?[/nq]
You and Stuart. And the world. And anyone else who knows me.
[nq:1]I don't mistake the word "bumper" for "fender",[/nq]
Of course you don't; you're American.
Ross Howard
You and Stuart. And the world. And anyone else who knows me.
[nq:1]I don't mistake the word "bumper" for "fender",[/nq]
Of course you don't; you're American.
Ross Howard
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The why put "BrEtcE"? Is not this "tcE" (Tony Cooper English) invention of Areff's the English of an American?
Tony Cooper
Orlando FL
Tony Cooper
Orlando FL
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[nq:1]It's a common BrEtcE misconception that our "bumper" is your "fender", when in fact it's our "mudguard/wing" that's your "fender" and bumpers are bumpers everywhere. I don't know how or when this error got off the ground, but it's surprisingly common.[/nq]
I'm one of the people who originally misunderstood the AmE usage of "fender".
The reason was probably that I was familar with fen
I'm one of the people who originally misunderstood the AmE usage of "fender".
The reason was probably that I was familar with fen
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[nq:1]The why put "BrEtcE"? Is not this "tcE" (Tony Cooper English) invention of Areff's the English of an American?[/nq]
"BrEtcE" is the Lylester's quite useful, I think shorthand for "British, Irish, Australian and other forms of non-American English".
I'll recap this exchange in the hope of same-paging, because it's too hot and muggy here today for so much confusion.
Stuart ask
"BrEtcE" is the Lylester's quite useful, I think shorthand for "British, Irish, Australian and other forms of non-American English".
I'll recap this exchange in the hope of same-paging, because it's too hot and muggy here today for so much confusion.
Stuart ask
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[nq:2]The why put "BrEtcE"? Is not this "tcE" (Tony Cooper English) invention of Areff's the English of an American?[/nq]
[nq:1]"BrEtcE" is the Lylester's quite useful, I think shorthand for "British, Irish, Australian and other forms of non-American English".[/nq]
I dunno, Ross. Areff uses this "tcE" to mean something that I would write or say that is something he would not write or say.
[nq:1]"BrEtcE" is the Lylester's quite useful, I think shorthand for "British, Irish, Australian and other forms of non-American English".[/nq]
I dunno, Ross. Areff uses this "tcE" to mean something that I would write or say that is something he would not write or say.
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