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Jeff Strickland
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> >Are your students as stupid as you are? And are they as liberal?
> >
> >Jeep is a noun, but Jeeping is an activity, and therefore a verb -- it's
> >what one does.
>
> Unless you're named Webster, you don't get to deem sounds to be words.
>
>
> >There are not many vehicles that the owners of can use them
> >in a manner that the vehicles name becomes a verb.
>
> I can't think of any that you can, in proper English.
>
>
> > Chevrolet, Chevroletting,
> >Ford, Fording, Volvo, Volvoing. Motorcycle operators ride bikes, they go
> >biking, and are called bikers. Technically, most bikers ride Harlies, and
> >bikers that ride other brands are not called bikers, and Harleyers just
> >doesn't roll off the tongue very well, so we accept them as bikers.
> >
> >I drive a BMW, but do not relate to the lifestyle that BMW operators
might
> >be involved with. I do not attend BMW rallies, and BMWs are a
dime-a-dozen,
> >so there is no camaraderie.
>
> BMWs are a dime-a-dozen? Looked at BMW vs Jeep sales here?
>
>
> >
> >I also drive a Jeep, and look forward to going on Jeep runs, called
Jeeping.
>
> You can call them anything you want; just don't tell others that's proper
> English.
>
I never said it was "proper" english (and language is english, not English,
BTW). It is a colloquialism at best, but it works for Jeepers that drive
Jeeps in an activity known as Jeeping. It's a Jeep thing, you wouldn't
understand.
> >We have a great deal of camaraderie, and we call ourselves Jeepers, and
we
> >wave to each other as we pass on the highway -- except for the Harley
> >riders, and perhaps owners of obscure British makes of cars, the practice
of
> >waving to each other is unique among Jeep owners.
>
> Maybe Wrangler owners, but I've never seen Grand Cherokee drivers do this.
>
>
Yeah, what's your point?
> >Owning and driving an open
> >top Jeep is a lifestyle choice.
>
> So it is just Wranglers you're talking about. Why didn't you make that
clear?
>
>
Jeepers Jeeping in Jeeps don't need anymore clarity, they get it.
> >People that make this choice can recognize
> >other people that have made this choice, frequently when the vehicle is
> >nowhere to be seen. It's a Jeep thing, you wouldn't understand.
> >
> >You drive a Volvo, and this is cause for other Volvo owners to sell and
get
> >a BMW.
> >
> >
>
>
> I do not drive a Volvo. I've never owned or driven a Volvo.
Do you own a BMW? Please don't say yes, because I really don't want to sell
mine just to not belong to a group that you belong to.
> >Are your students as stupid as you are? And are they as liberal?
> >
> >Jeep is a noun, but Jeeping is an activity, and therefore a verb -- it's
> >what one does.
>
> Unless you're named Webster, you don't get to deem sounds to be words.
>
>
> >There are not many vehicles that the owners of can use them
> >in a manner that the vehicles name becomes a verb.
>
> I can't think of any that you can, in proper English.
>
>
> > Chevrolet, Chevroletting,
> >Ford, Fording, Volvo, Volvoing. Motorcycle operators ride bikes, they go
> >biking, and are called bikers. Technically, most bikers ride Harlies, and
> >bikers that ride other brands are not called bikers, and Harleyers just
> >doesn't roll off the tongue very well, so we accept them as bikers.
> >
> >I drive a BMW, but do not relate to the lifestyle that BMW operators
might
> >be involved with. I do not attend BMW rallies, and BMWs are a
dime-a-dozen,
> >so there is no camaraderie.
>
> BMWs are a dime-a-dozen? Looked at BMW vs Jeep sales here?
>
>
> >
> >I also drive a Jeep, and look forward to going on Jeep runs, called
Jeeping.
>
> You can call them anything you want; just don't tell others that's proper
> English.
>
I never said it was "proper" english (and language is english, not English,
BTW). It is a colloquialism at best, but it works for Jeepers that drive
Jeeps in an activity known as Jeeping. It's a Jeep thing, you wouldn't
understand.
> >We have a great deal of camaraderie, and we call ourselves Jeepers, and
we
> >wave to each other as we pass on the highway -- except for the Harley
> >riders, and perhaps owners of obscure British makes of cars, the practice
of
> >waving to each other is unique among Jeep owners.
>
> Maybe Wrangler owners, but I've never seen Grand Cherokee drivers do this.
>
>
Yeah, what's your point?
> >Owning and driving an open
> >top Jeep is a lifestyle choice.
>
> So it is just Wranglers you're talking about. Why didn't you make that
clear?
>
>
Jeepers Jeeping in Jeeps don't need anymore clarity, they get it.
> >People that make this choice can recognize
> >other people that have made this choice, frequently when the vehicle is
> >nowhere to be seen. It's a Jeep thing, you wouldn't understand.
> >
> >You drive a Volvo, and this is cause for other Volvo owners to sell and
get
> >a BMW.
> >
> >
>
>
> I do not drive a Volvo. I've never owned or driven a Volvo.
Do you own a BMW? Please don't say yes, because I really don't want to sell
mine just to not belong to a group that you belong to.
