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Per Henneberg Kristensen
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| Posted: Sat Sep 10, 2005 1:54 am
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What can you call a car and a caravan when they are put together?
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Per, Esbjerg
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ray o'hara
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| Posted: Sat Sep 10, 2005 2:08 am
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"Per Henneberg Kristensen" <phk_fjern_@esenet.dk> wrote in message
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| Quote: | What can you call a car and a caravan when they are put together?
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Per, Esbjerg
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A car and trailer. |
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Harvey Van Sickle
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| Posted: Sat Sep 10, 2005 3:48 am
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On 09 Sep 2005, Per Henneberg Kristensen wrote
| Quote: | What can you call a car and a caravan when they are put together?
Setting aside the urge to say "a roadblock", I think the UK usage would |
call both the trailer and the combination "a caravan".
(That is, "We got stuck behind a caravan for 4 solid hours" would refer
to the combined car+caravan, not just to the trailer part.)
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Cheers, Harvey
Canadian (30 years) and British (23 years)
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John Dean
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| Posted: Sat Sep 10, 2005 4:51 am
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Harvey Van Sickle wrote:
| Quote: | On 09 Sep 2005, Per Henneberg Kristensen wrote
What can you call a car and a caravan when they are put together?
Setting aside the urge to say "a roadblock", I think the UK usage
would call both the trailer and the combination "a caravan".
(That is, "We got stuck behind a caravan for 4 solid hours" would
refer to the combined car+caravan, not just to the trailer part.)
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Interesting ... I would use the same phrase but would be using caravan
to mean caravan and leave it to the listener to assume it was being
pulled by a car.
I don't think there's a term for a car and caravan other than, er, car
and caravan. You'd think there would be. Well, I would.
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John Dean
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Robin Bignall
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| Posted: Sat Sep 10, 2005 5:37 am
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On Fri, 9 Sep 2005 23:51:41 +0100, "John Dean"
<john-dean@frag.lineone.net> wrote:
| Quote: | Harvey Van Sickle wrote:
On 09 Sep 2005, Per Henneberg Kristensen wrote
What can you call a car and a caravan when they are put together?
Setting aside the urge to say "a roadblock", I think the UK usage
would call both the trailer and the combination "a caravan".
(That is, "We got stuck behind a caravan for 4 solid hours" would
refer to the combined car+caravan, not just to the trailer part.)
Interesting ... I would use the same phrase but would be using caravan
to mean caravan and leave it to the listener to assume it was being
pulled by a car.
I don't think there's a term for a car and caravan other than, er, car
and caravan. You'd think there would be. Well, I would.
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Unless the OP's thinking of a motorised caravan, commonly called a
"camper" in the UK.
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Robin
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Per Henneberg Kristensen
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| Posted: Sat Sep 10, 2005 3:26 pm
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"Per Henneberg Kristensen" <phk_fjern_@esenet.dk> skrev i en meddelelse
news:4321e880$0$160$edfadb0f@dread11.news.tele.dk...
| Quote: | What can you call a car and a caravan when they are put together?
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A hitch? Anyone?
What is a hitch?
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Per, Esbjerg |
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LaurieF
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| Posted: Sat Sep 10, 2005 4:22 pm
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"Robin Bignall" <docrobin@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
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| Quote: | On Fri, 9 Sep 2005 23:51:41 +0100, "John Dean"
john-dean@frag.lineone.net> wrote:
Harvey Van Sickle wrote:
On 09 Sep 2005, Per Henneberg Kristensen wrote
What can you call a car and a caravan when they are put together?
Setting aside the urge to say "a roadblock", I think the UK usage
would call both the trailer and the combination "a caravan".
(That is, "We got stuck behind a caravan for 4 solid hours" would
refer to the combined car+caravan, not just to the trailer part.)
Interesting ... I would use the same phrase but would be using caravan
to mean caravan and leave it to the listener to assume it was being
pulled by a car.
I don't think there's a term for a car and caravan other than, er, car
and caravan. You'd think there would be. Well, I would.
Unless the OP's thinking of a motorised caravan, commonly called a
"camper" in the UK.
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Robin
Hoddesdon, England
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Caravanners tend to refer to their car + caravan as their outfit (when
talking to other caravanners).
In the "motorised caravan" fraternity, a camper tends to refer to the
smaller units, such as high-tops or the older "caravettes". The large units
are "motorhomes" and owners of these become a little peeved if people call
them campers - but don't ask me at what size the unit ceases to be a camper
and suddenly becomes a motorhome.
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Per Henneberg Kristensen
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| Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2005 4:40 am
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"LaurieF" <lauriefarrell@blueyonder.co.uk> skrev i en meddelelse
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| Quote: | Caravanners tend to refer to their car + caravan as their outfit (when
talking to other caravanners).
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Exactly the word I was looking for - thank you :)
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| Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2005 5:06 am
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The metal attachment welded to the rear of your car that lets you
attach, for example, a "caravan".
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Ashok
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| Posted: Tue Sep 13, 2005 10:33 pm
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In article <4321e880$0$160$edfadb0f@dread11.news.tele.dk>, phk_fjern_@esenet.dk
says...
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What can you call a car and a caravan when they are put together?
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Per, Esbjerg
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Generic use of Winnebago is creeping in.
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Don Phillipson
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| Posted: Tue Sep 13, 2005 10:38 pm
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"Ashok" <adhareshwar@hotNO_SPAMmail.com> wrote in message
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| Quote: | What can you call a car and a caravan when they are put together?
Generic use of Winnebago is creeping in.
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If so, this would be wrong. Car and caravan are two
vehicles, which can be separated. A Winnebago is
a single vehicle, a truck built to enclose a bed, kitchen,
bathroom, etc. (Winnebago is a company name,
possibly the inventor of this vehicle, still their
commonest manufacturer.)
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Don Phillipson
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