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


We do have our own way of spelling and talking! :)

For 15 years I worked at AMPEX Corporation (audio and video tape recorders, etc.) in Redwood City, California. We had a member of management who was from Belgium, and his name was Noel DeBots. Noel was asked how he became an employee at AMPEX. He told us that the recruiter came to Belgium and interviewed 5 prospective engineers. Then he said, “I was the only one who could speak English”! I loved that answer!