What IS the French word for seal?
Would that be the animal or the act of closing an envelope?
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At 03:58 PM 8/24/99 -0400, Daniel Thompson wrote:
>Since my first language is french, I'll answer the first question:
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>In french tonneau means "wine barrel", somersault", or just plain "cover".
>So by saying tonneau cover we are really just saying "cover cover". You
>pronounce it like the word "ton" (as in 2000 lbs.) and "no". Try saying
>"ton-no". This is probably the way you were pronouncing it anyway. To really
>get it right you have to have a french accent. I love the way Americans
>pronounce french words. My favorite is converting the family name "Lefebvre"
>into "Le Fever". Don't even ask what the french word for "seal" is.
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>For your second question: I would assume that, provided it doesn't rain, you
>don't need the bars.
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>Now seal off,
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>Daniel58612
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Justin Cook [SMTP:justincook@yahoo.com]
>> Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 1999 3:19 PM
>> To: spridgets@autox.team.net
>> Subject: how do you say... ah yes
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>> What is the correct pronunciation for tonneau?
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>> Also, are the tonneau bars really necessary to support the cover? I
>> would imagine that the snaps might be enough to keep it in place for
>> light-duty use (just keep the sun and dust out for a few hours at a
>> time). Also I would guess I could make one (again for light duty use)
>> for a lot less than I see them being sold for.
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>> -JC
>> 66 sprite
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