But we are going to use the OULDE (ANCIENNE) terms. Ted Ernst Palos Verdes Estates, CA
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> Ted Ernst proposed:
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>> -----Original Message-----
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>> I submit that if we are going to deal with beautiful timeline
>> bicycles and equipment, it would seem logical that we should
>> use vocabulary, terminology, expressions, and vernacular that
>> befits our era of expertise.
>> "Fixie" is a yuppie out of timeline vulgarism, and should be
>> banned forever from useage under penalty of excommunication.
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> Orthographic improvisations such as "derailer" are equally deplorable.
> Intending no disrespect to Sheldon Brown, The Societe Brooklynnaise pour
> la
> Preservation du LL+U (SBPPLL+U, a shifty bunch by any standard) supports
> Ted
> unstintingly in this regard.
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> Alas, Ted then proposed:
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>> How about we start to define and begin to formalize terms
>> that are relevant and proper for afficionados of our favorite
>> hobby and pastime.
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> But if WE do it, it's by definition out of timeline! Hmmmm.
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> Could it be that a vocabulary consisting overwhelmingly of four or five
> generations of accumulated slang simply isn't suited to the Academie
> Francaise treatment?
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> Peter "mech mec" Storey
> Founder - SBPPLL+U
> in chilly Brooklyn, NY