You wrote:
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>Incidentally, this has reminded me of more Brit/American terms:
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>Brit / 'mericun
>King Lead / Coil Wire ??
>Mole Grips / Vice grips ??
>Indicator / <I never did learn the American for this>
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I believe you mean Vi(s)e Grips, which is actually a brand name, although
used generically by Americans to mean locking pliers (the adjustable kind),
much as the term Crescent Wrench (again a brand name) which is used
generically to refer to a wrench with adjustable jaws (what's the Brit for
that?). "Vice" grips are specific techniques used in houses of ill-repute
;-)
Indicators are known as turn signals, but are rarely used by Americans,
almost never by Texans }:(
BTW, I have been hit by a bolt from spark plug leads on a couple of
occasions. In one instance, a buddy watching me said he saw my head jerk
up and smash, with great force, into the underside of the hood (bonnet) on
a 1953 Buick (meaning a very solid bonnet). I never felt a thing. Maybe
that's why I bought the MGA. Either because I thought a lightweight
aluminum (aluminium) bonnet would be safer, or I had brain damage.
David Littlefield
Houston, TX
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