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Re: going, going,
Posted By: Howard, on host 205.184.139.50
Date: Saturday, April 3, 1999, at 17:38:46
In Reply To: Re: going, going, posted by enile on Thursday, April 1, 1999, at 06:53:41:

> > How do you spell "flavor?"
>
> > But what I really want to know is what do people, who speak British, call their motor scooters?
> > Howard
>
> It's called English...

I speak American, Southern style. That's called English, too. However........

> Scooters (usually without the 'motor', though a scooter is also used for the childrens' 'skateboard with handlebars') assuming you mean a step-through with small wheels, faring, covered engine at the back and the simplified controls (and space under the seat to store your lid: cf Vespas). A step-through with large wheels and a small (uncovered) engine is a moped (cf Honda C90). Where they merge is open to interpretation.

Hey! You really know your scooters! I have a Vespa, a Honda moped, a Benelli, several Cushman's, etc.
I remember seeing Lambretta scooters in London many moons ago.
Howard

> Oh, and centre, theatre, programme (except for computers?) et cetera.
>
> But when in Rome...
>
> en"I write potato, you please yourself"ile
>
> ...and we swop most of those 'z's ("zeds") for s's.

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