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Default O.T. Well, I just had to laugh ...

On 09/01/2013 07:22, harry wrote:
On Jan 8, 11:51 pm, charles wrote:
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harry wrote:

On Jan 8, 3:50 pm, Grimly Curmudgeon wrote:
On Mon, 7 Jan 2013 23:31:11 -0800 (PST), harry


wrote:
At one time you had to carry many tires and tyre levers.
I expect these people thought the end of the world was nigh when spare
wheels were invented.


If you're going to try to make a point, at least make sure the point
actually exists.
In days of yore, tyres were so poor that most cars carried several
spare tyres plus of course a chauffeur to change them.


The chauffeur's job was to heat the engine before the owner wanted to use
to ensure it started. It's a French word, btw.


all these *eur words are, aren't they?
And the *euse words

No.
Feur.
Reuse.

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