<VV> Two-door, Tudor and Tyooder

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I'd have to check with my friend "Mr. Ford" (as we in my multi-make club
affectionately call our resident dyed-in-the-wool Ford fan), but I DO
remember Ford calling their Model A's by the names Fordor and Tudor. Maybe
it's a Ford thing.

-Mark

> [Original Message]
> From: David B. Neale <david.neale3 at ntlworld.com>
> Subject: <VV> Two-door, Tudor and Tyooder
>
> As a fully paid-up Brit of long standing, having been born here, I have 
> never heard anyone refer to their two-doored car as a Tudor or a Tyooder. 
>
> Interestingly, those Brits who own a car with two doors refer to it as a 
> two-door.  Ford of England, many many years ago, did use, in advertising 
> material, the word Tudor.  That, thankfully, didn't last long.
>
> Any study of the mechanics of American and British usage and 
> pronunciation of .... er .... English ...... would reveal more anomalies 
> and surprises than most people might believe possible.
>
> After all, we call it a tomato, whilst you call it a tomato.  I trust I 
> have made that point abundantly clear.
>
> David
>
> '65 140 convertible w/ power hood, 4-speed gearbox and defunct mileometer
>