tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6845239886251312993.post6329634023911458888..comments2023-09-26T00:42:29.508-07:00Comments on Caritas in Veritate: As an American child sees my description of a car...Father John Boylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10581732723849634398noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6845239886251312993.post-1605370355451595032010-08-15T11:46:46.760-07:002010-08-15T11:46:46.760-07:00Well, I suppose a 'bonnet' and a 'hood...Well, I suppose a 'bonnet' and a 'hood' are both forms of headgear but I can't make the connection between a 'boot' and a 'trunk'! :-)<br /><br />Perhaps the 'boot' was orginally where one kept one's boots whilst out driving. It's interesting how the language has mutated in crossing the Atlantic!Idle Ramblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07583960388335420573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6845239886251312993.post-82855000418091133032010-08-14T21:44:41.545-07:002010-08-14T21:44:41.545-07:00I had a trade in like that once. That car would s...I had a trade in like that once. That car would start in reverse, so I had to trade it in!gemoftheoceanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05521207668262592414noreply@blogger.com