- 1. Amerenglish (was : Discrimination) (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Tue, 10 Aug 1999 14:46:34 -0700
- Several years ago, I asked an American friend of mine who was living in Germany to investigate fiberglass fenders for my TR3. He called the place in the UK that I had seen listed in Hemmings, but the
- /html/triumphs/1999-08/msg00701.html (8,515 bytes)
- 2. Re: Amerenglish (was : Discrimination) (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Tue, 10 Aug 1999 15:53:56 -0600
- Curiously enough, for buses, even in American English, fender is used in the context above. For buses, which usually have more or less slab sides, the edge of the wheelwell has a rubber molding which
- /html/triumphs/1999-08/msg00702.html (8,498 bytes)
- 3. Re: Amerenglish (was : Discrimination) (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Tue, 10 Aug 1999 18:25:22 EDT
- << Just in case you are confused by the above, in British English, a 'fender' is something you put on the side of a boat, to keep it from hitting the dock. The piece of metal (or fiberglass) that goe
- /html/triumphs/1999-08/msg00705.html (7,725 bytes)
- 4. Re: Amerenglish (was : Discrimination) (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Mon, 09 Aug 1999 19:32:21 +0100
- On some LBCs I can quite understand why they are called wings - when the dreaded rust has got a hold they quite often 'flap' as you drive along - my TR2 did this before I fixed the rear wings properl
- /html/triumphs/1999-08/msg00706.html (9,090 bytes)
- 5. Fwd: Amerenglish (was : Discrimination) (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Tue, 10 Aug 1999 18:36:31 EDT
- --part1_6525688b.24e2036f_boundary Content-Disposition: inline In England, what do you call a "wing" on an airplane? Also, a fender on a boat means the same thing in the US. Gary Bouffard --part1_65
- /html/triumphs/1999-08/msg00707.html (7,176 bytes)
- 6. Re: Amerenglish (was : Discrimination) (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Wed, 11 Aug 1999 16:33:00 -0500
- Not to burst any bubbles here, but it is also a fire surround - usually a low metal piece, but it can have seats attached at either end, used to fend off the hot coals that may fall from the fire ont
- /html/triumphs/1999-08/msg00772.html (9,285 bytes)
- 7. re: Amerenglish (was : Discrimination) (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Thu, 12 Aug 1999 08:57:55 -0400
- Message text written by Randall Young the wheels on a car is a 'fender',< also he said> in British English, a 'fender' is something you put on the side of a boat,< that use is the same in American En
- /html/triumphs/1999-08/msg00813.html (7,220 bytes)
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