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Re: Borrowings

From:Gary Shannon <reboot@...>
Date:Thursday, March 18, 1999, 4:01
> >I wouldn't call it an opposite. The meaning has shifted from one >part of the car to another related one. The (English) chassis is >the support of the car. The (French) chassis is the shell, which >can be also seen as a supporting structure. >
American cars have a "hood", as do British cars. But ask an American and an Englishman to point at the hood and they'll point at two different parts of the car.