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Re: Question for English-English speakers

From:mike poxon <m.poxon@...>
Date:Friday, May 6, 2005, 15:12
We call it a bumper! But not an automobile...
Mike
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From: Roger Mills <rfmilly@...>
To: <CONLANG@...>
Sent: Thursday, May 05, 2005 9:34 PM
Subject: Question for English-English speakers


> Silly question: in the UK, what do you call the "bumper(s)" of an > automobile?? I suspect not "bumper"... (Yes, I know about boot, bonnet, > mudguards, headlamps, lorry, saloon and many of your other oddities.) > > The reason is, I'm going to derive the Kash word from "push" or maybe > "protect", but perhaps there are better choices? > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.11.5 - Release Date: 04/05/05 > >
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