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the word car



leelei
Denmark

the word car
 
Why do we call it a car? Why don �t we just call it an automobile?

27 Feb 2011      





Apodo
Australia

Car is an abbreviation of carriage.
The first automobiles in UK were called horseless carriages.

27 Feb 2011     



manonski (f)
Canada

Explained here

27 Feb 2011