hear, hear... (here, here?). well said, steven!
no more 'campy'. i'm with you. campagnolo. PLEASE!
e-RICHIE chester, ct
On Wed, 03 Jul 2002 15:34:51 -0500 The Maaslands
<TheMaaslands@comcast.net> writes:
> Mark,
>
> The use of 'groupo' or 'grouppo' also irk me, but nowhere near as
> much as
> the use of 'campy'. Campagnolo, further to being a company
> respected
> throughout the world is also a family name, would you like to be
> called
> Bulgy? Furthermore the 'g' combines with the 'n' to give a 'nyee'
> sound in
> Italian.
>
> Steven "not Masi unless you provide me the bike" Maasland
> Moorestown, NJ
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Mark Bulgier <mark@bulgier.net>
> To: <Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 03, 2002 2:10 PM
> Subject: RE: [CR]groups
>
>
> > Is the word groupo (or grouppo) accepted usage now? I sure don't
> like it,
> > retrogrouch that I am. Is it used tongue-in-cheek maybe?
> >
> > In Italian it's gruppo, in English it's group. I don't know what
> it is in
> > Japanese but it isn't groupo!
> >
> > Mark "Groucho" Bulgier
> > Seattle, Wa
> > USA
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