In a message dated 7/3/02 5:45:42 PM Eastern Daylight Time, bill_bryant@prodigy.net writes:
> In any case, this lazy bastardization of the French term makes me think the
> American dolts who use the short version are being overly challenged by
> having to remember too many syllables. What if they referred to their gear
> changing mechanisms as a front or rear "dur"? Ick! :-(
>
Of course, the normally quite proper "Brits" refer to "derailers" as "mechs". So its not just a USA "phonomenon". By the way, "American" includes both the Canukes and the folks from Mexico, at least, in case you meant just us from the US.
:-) Glenn Jordan - Durham, NC, USA, North America