the pedant in me sure did, Thanks
On Sat, Feb 6, 2010 at 1:33 PM, <Editorgary@aol.com> wrote:
> In a message dated 2/6/10 12:54:07 PM, healeys-request@autox.team.net
> writes:
>
>
> >
> > I have the original tonneau for my car. At first it wouldn't stretch
> > enough to fit.
> >
> In the continuing pursuit of literary precision, and in the spirit of those
> who corrected the use of "concours" a few weeks ago, I would point out that
> a "tonneau" (pronounced to rhym with on-oh, not canoe or un-oh) is the
> stowave box behind the seat on an open single seat buggy, and by extension
> the
> area between the front seats and the rear shroud on an open car, which may
> or
> not have any provisions for seating.
> The soft trim piece that is used to cover it is a tonneau cover.
>
> Just thought you'd want to know that.
> Gary
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