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Re: Misspelling and Frogs

To: David Lieb <dbl@chicagolandmgclub.com>
Subject: Re: Misspelling and Frogs
Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2005 08:14:50 -0800
Cc: Spridgets <spridgets@autox.team.net>
References: <43840a7e0511291910x7e462d72qed5518ae481b163a@mail.gmail.com> <OHENIFNJAECIGDINNGJAGELLCAAA.hobbycars@cox.net> <7.0.0.16.2.20051130002504.042ccb40@b2systems.com> <002d01c5f5a7$54896080$c400a8c0@midget>
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If true this would be truly ironic, since Chevy = Chevrolet, a French 
name (Eddie Chevrolet, early racer & car guy).

Jim Rogers
San Juan Capistrano, CA (not a French name!)

David Lieb wrote:

>> I believe the spelling for Gran came from Chevy, it would have cost > 
>> another penny to spell it correctly so they took the "d" off.
>
>
> Or they made the critical error of trying to spell a French word 
> phonetically ;-)
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