Wednesday, 14 April 2010

No Truck with Truck


Trucks, as in the big vehicles, have nothing to do with having no truck with. This is a crying shame. The one comes from the Latin trochus meaning iron hoop, the other from the French troquer meaning barter or do business with.

I may cry.

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  1. Deborah14 April 2010 at 07:45

    Being somewhat bilingual, I appreciate the 'troquer', and being very much Canadian, I recognize the photo.

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