I grew up in a time when the slang for transmission was tranny or trans. Using those terms now could cause confusion or offense. So, when I want to avoid typing a 12-letter word, I use gear box instead.
Whatever I might call it, the proper one has been located — in Louisiana — and paid for. It will arrive next week after the seemingly endless slog across the widest part of Texas.
The language changes still again because of sex.
ReplyDeleteProgersh, as Lyndon Baines used to say through his false teeth, iz bein' made.
ReplyDeleteAre you going to get it?
ReplyDeleteIt's at the shop now.
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