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Re: Liberal Weeny Spouting off....Was VSAM doubt
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| Alistair 2005-08-25, 6:55 pm |
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Howard Brazee wrote:
> On 19-Aug-2005, "Chuck Stevens" <charles.stevens@unisys.com> wrote:
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> I was unaware of either nickname until anti-yuppy jokes came out using them.
> http://www.netfunny.com/rhf/jokes/88q1/762.9.html
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> I've heard advertisements for Jaguar, which introduced me to the English
> pronunciation. Interesting that the English pronunciation is more phonetic than
> the American this time, usually it is the other way around (most American
> ancestors were literate before they learned English).
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> The word "Bentley" doesn't come up in conversation in the USA very often, and I
> have no idea what you are referring to above. USAmericans with the money and
> inclination to buy Bentleys almost always prefer Rollses.
Philistines. An original Bentley (between wars) would be the motor of
choice.
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| Howard Brazee 2005-08-25, 6:55 pm |
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On 25-Aug-2005, "Alistair" <alistair@ld50macca.demon.co.uk> wrote:
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> Philistines. An original Bentley (between wars) would be the motor of
> choice.
It seems to be a better status thing to have a supercar such as the Porshe Turbo
Carrera GT, at least around new money.
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