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Re: Misspelling and Frogs

To: "Larry B. Macy, Ph.D." <macy@bbl.med.upenn.edu> information
Subject: Re: Misspelling and Frogs
Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2005 11:32:07 -0500
Cc: "MICHAEL CARPENTER" <MAIL4CARPENTERS@peoplepc.com>, "Jacques Le Clainche" <hobbycars@cox.net>, <spridgets@autox.team.net>
References: <OHENIFNJAECIGDINNGJAGELLCAAA.hobbycars@cox.net> <001d01c5f56c$3ea80900$9e85eb3f@D1PWFG61> <CFF5BE23-73BB-4DD9-BAD0-C7515A2EB052@bbl.med.upenn.edu> <96F89335-82AD-4964-9D73-0A80669878F0@bbl.med.upenn.edu>
OK, one more. From the Official F1 @ San Morino (Imola) pages it is  
Gran Prix. So the Italians must also drop the "d"

http://www.formula1.sm/history.htm

Larry

On Nov 30, 2005, at 11:12 AM, Larry B. Macy, Ph.D. wrote:

> Oops, not the official F1 site, a Fantasy sports site, but I still  
> like the one at Talledaga ;-)
>
> Larry
>
> On Nov 30, 2005, at 11:05 AM, Larry B. Macy, Ph.D. wrote:
>
>> OK Look up Gran Prix in Google and you get both spellings. (and  
>> Gran Prix on the F1 web site)
>>
>> Granted the "Gran Prix" raceway in Talledaga has little to no  
>> resemblence to an F1 venue ;-)
>>
>> Larry
>>
>> On Nov 30, 2005, at 00:09 AM, MICHAEL CARPENTER wrote:
>>
>>> This has been an interesting topic.  I just thought that I would  
>>> add that the individual races were actually Grand Epreuve.  I  
>>> know that I misspelled the "E" word.  Oh well, there is not a  
>>> french bone in my body.  A german one and a scottish one but no  
>>> french ;^)).
>>>
>>> Mike C
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jacques Le Clainche"  
>>> <hobbycars@cox.net>
>>> To: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2005 10:30 PM
>>> Subject: RE: Misspelling and Frogs
>>>
>>>
>>>> Jim wrote: Having been around the "Grans Prix" in Europe  
>>>> throughout the late
>>>> 60s and having watched Ford and the GT40s kick Ferarri a$$ at
>>>> "Le Mans", I can assure that they are both French words (not that
>>>> I have any great love for the Frogs) and are correctly spelled in
>>>> this paragraph.
>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------- 
>>>> -----
>>>> Nope!... It's Grand Prix, meaning the top prize in any  
>>>> competition - Grand
>>>> Prix, then Prix d'honneur, etc, were given for clocks, wines, etc!
>>>>
>>>> By the way, I was there in the 60s too - and I lived not far  
>>>> from Le Mans.
>>>>
>>>> Jacques Le Clainche, ex-Frog.
>>>
>>
>>
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>> Larry Macy
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Neuropsychiatry Section
Department of Psychiatry
University of Pennsylvania
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