> > Knowing the inclination of many on this list to use the British word for
a
> > component instead of the more home-brewed (or Webster?) version, how
come a
> > grease zerk is entering these sepulchered pages?
>
> Easy, John, most of our cars emigrated at a very young age. After
spending all
> their lives here in the colonies, they're acclimated and no longer speak
the
> Queen's English !
>
> And since the fitting was invented by an American (Oscar, not Randall), it
seems
> only proper to call it by it's proper name.
>
http://www.machinerylubrication.com/article_detail.asp?articleid=584&related
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I'm obliged to my learned friends who have responded on this important point
of nationalism and origin.
Henceforward, I think I should refer to this component as a Randall Nipple
:)
Jonmac
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