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Subject:Re: The word accelerator
From:Per Lindgren
Date:Fri, 31 Mar 2000 04:05:20 +0200

Andrew Grebneff wrote:

> It's just another abused word.
> Another abused term is shock absorber (which are your springs, not the
> hydraulic dampers). There are heaps of others!

Just like the guy in UK that placed an order with some VW parts place in the
US. He needed a hood for his 79 Beetle convertible. He got a bonnet, when he
needed a top. And here in Norway, we call a wire a cable, and a cable a wire.
It can be a bit confusing.

PerL
87 Syncro 112i