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MUSCOVITE Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary
Renault Duster
Hi,
This (budget) car has been quite popular in Moscow recently...
My question is this:
What do you think of this name, DUSTER?
Is it a good name for an automobile?
Does it sound attractive/neutral/passable/disgusting to your ear?
mus-te
This (budget) car has been quite popular in Moscow recently...
My question is this:
What do you think of this name, DUSTER?
Is it a good name for an automobile?
Does it sound attractive/neutral/passable/disgusting to your ear?
mus-te
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MUSCOVITE Does it sound attractive/neutral/passable/disgusting to your ear? It sounds good in AmE slang, but I can imagine that it might have negative connotations for others.
- MUSCOVITE Does it sound attractive/neutral/passable/disgusting to your ear?
- It sounds good in AmE slang, but I can imagine that it might have negative connotations for others.
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MUSCOVITEDoes it sound attractive/neutral/passable/disgusting to your ear?It sounds good in AmE slang, but I can imagine that it might have negative connotations for others.
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Hi
It doesn't sound good to me. In UK English a duster is a piece of cloth that you use to wipe up dust
Or in the US, it's a sports player who sits on the bench, collecting dust
Or, in slang, it's a person who tries to get high by sniffing an aerosol that's used to clean dust from things
None of those sound good to me at all!
Dave
It doesn't sound good to me. In UK English a duster is a piece of cloth that you use to wipe up dust
Or in the US, it's a sports player who sits on the bench, collecting dust
Or, in slang, it's a person who tries to get high by sniffing an aerosol that's used to clean dust from things
None of those sound good to me at all!
Dave
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Hi again
To be fair to Renault, I assume they're trying for 'Once he gets going, you can't see him for dust'
That sort of works, but I'm not convinced
Dave
To be fair to Renault, I assume they're trying for 'Once he gets going, you can't see him for dust'
That sort of works, but I'm not convinced
Dave
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It's been used successfully in the US. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plymouth_Duster
I once owned one of these. My nephew has one now.
I once owned one of these. My nephew has one now.
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VERY INTERESTING ANSWER! Thanks a lot, Dave!
Looks like all Renault marketing bosses are native AmEng speakers
Looks like all Renault marketing bosses are native AmEng speakers
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dave_anon 'Once he gets going, you can't see him for dust'Renault Duster is the least attractive (design-wise at least) car I have ever seen :-).
Many people believe it's extreemly ugly... so if you cannot see him for dust, you are just in luck (lol)
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Blue JayIn France.I see.
On a slightly different note.
a budget car - what does it mean to most Americans nowadays?
Any car priced below say 30.000 $ ?
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MUSCOVITEa budget carI thought that referred to car rentals.
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MUSCOVITERenault Duster is the least attractive (design-wise at least) car I have ever seen :-).You must have missed the Pontiac Aztec, the first generation Subaru Tribeca, the first generation Honda Element and the Kia Soul.
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