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Re: spelling and pronunciation of Brough-Superior

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Subject: Re: spelling and pronunciation of Brough-Superior
From: "Andrew C. Green" <acg@hermes.dlogics.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Oct 1992 10:31:36 CDT
-f (lakin@pgc.com) writes:
> Thought I could slip a Brit mc question in ...
>
> Is it hyphenated?

I'm not familiar with the marque, but I'd say that if Superior was the
name of a co-founder of the company, it's hyphenated. If Superior was
the model name, it's not.

> Is it bruff or brew or bro?

It most likely would be "bruff". This is based on my hometown's name of
Loughborough ("LUFF-boro"), which is in the equally-awkwardly-spelled
county of Leicestershire ("LESS-ter-sher").

(No, I assure you, the town is not LUFF-bo-ruff. ;-)

> Did T.E. Lawrence die on one?

Quite possibly, as I can think of no other claim to fame that this car
could have.  :-)

Andrew C. Green
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