[DML] Re: "concours" (double talk)

["d_rex_2002" <rich@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Farrar,

These are the same folks that use double words all the time,
which make me cringe when reading them written, such as:

VIN number = Vehicle Identification Number number

ATM machine = Automated Teller Machine machine

NIC card = Network Interface Card card

Unfortunately, it seems like these things keep coming up more
and more, even in "edited" publications.

Maybe people will get embarrassed enough to start using the
abbreviations correctly (especially in writing) but I doubt it.

Keep the faith, Farrar.  Things may change for the better.

Later,
Rich W.


--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Farrar Hudkins <fhudkins@...> wrote:
>
> This all leaves me a bit confused. I thought "concours" was the 
French 
> word for "contest" or "competition." Are they staging 
a "competition 
> competition" or does the word "concours" mean something else in the 
> world of American automobiles?
> 
> Farrar Hudkins
> #2613
>




To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address:
moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx

For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com

To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews 
Yahoo! Groups Links

<*> To visit your group on the web, go to:
    http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/

<*> Your email settings:
    Individual Email | Traditional

<*> To change settings online go to:
    http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/join
    (Yahoo! ID required)

<*> To change settings via email:
    mailto:dmcnews-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
    mailto:dmcnews-fullfeatured@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

<*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
    dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

<*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to:
    http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/