10-13-2023, 04:52 PM | #1 |
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Calling a Convertible a ‘Vert’
Some forum members here refer to their Convertible as a ‘Vert’. It just seems so, I don’t know… weird, or lazy, or “I’m hip”… I guess the microseconds saved by saying or typing ‘Vert’ is at the root? It sure can’t be because it ‘sounds cool’, because it doesn’t.
I’m not looking for a fight nor am I trying to stir up a controversy. Just a pet peeve venting, I guess. To me, it’s kind of like referring to San Francisco as 'Frisco'. I grew up in the East bay, which was close enough to The City that there was an unwritten rule that you just don’t do that. You knew a person was an out of towner if they said Frisco. I once owned and restored a ’69 Olds 442, 4 speed convertible, so I know how to appreciate a convertible. Very nice. Btw, the 3 times I used the word in this posting are my first and last. Anyone with me, such problems, eh? Last edited by The Zebra; 10-14-2023 at 12:23 PM. |
10-13-2023, 04:56 PM | #2 |
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I guess your aversion and negativity towards “vert” is the same as I have to “maro”.
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10-13-2023, 04:57 PM | #3 |
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So your ZL1 gonna be a vert, huh? Congrats! And lighten up Zebra.
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10-13-2023, 04:59 PM | #4 |
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meh...But if you have a Vette Vert or a Vert Vette may want to go with convertible...lol...
But you said "Olds" instead of Oldsmobile....lol...(sort of waters down your point)...lol Good topic, though! |
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10-13-2023, 05:06 PM | #6 |
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Good point. Not too watered down though. I think most would agree that Olds does sound way cooler than Oldsmobile.
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10-13-2023, 05:08 PM | #7 |
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10-13-2023, 05:13 PM | #8 |
Thank you Al Oppenheiser!
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A clesr case of vert envy.
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10-13-2023, 05:13 PM | #9 |
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Oh, I also owned and restored a '70 Corvette in the '80's and 90's. It was okay to hear it called a Vette. Strange.
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10-13-2023, 05:21 PM | #10 |
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Can we call you “Bra” for short? It sounds cooler than Zebra!
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10-13-2023, 05:25 PM | #11 |
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Totally bra! I grew up in a generation where I always felt this was fun to say as a joke, poking fun at the west coast surfer dudes! Lol. Hang ten!
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