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Asking for advice -- am I nuts?
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23/01/2013 14:42:29
 
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Forum:
Vehicles
Category:
Cars
Miscellaneous
Thread ID:
01563655
Message ID:
01563860
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50
>>>>>
>>>>I drive the car almost every day, summer and winter. Today we have -20°C and very slippery roads, but no problems with good wheels (and driver).
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>>>Who cares about the wheels... it's the winter tyres that make the difference.
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>>When I wrote wheels, it actually was the tyres I had in mind.
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>In the United States the term "wheels" is slang for a car, used as a means of transportation. Technically, the wheels of a car attach to the axle, and hold the tires. We spell tires differently! :)

I know but my former English teacher would turn in his grave if i wrote it that way. ;)
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