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Is there a first u?
They should make a movie about you, Nancy: "The Copy Editor Rules." [notworthy]
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Is there a first u?
Yes, there is. It is also more properly a schwa.
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U're right too!  (plagiarized-punchline-e)
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Tarps, autos, bikes, photos, prams...
Could the term you're looking for be "abbreviation?" ;)
Here in the homeland of Harley-Davidson, the only term above that would need clarification in conversation is "bike", since it is an obvious abbreviation of motorcycle. In this case, the intended meaning can usually be figured out contextually, by looking for the nearly-ubiquitous Harley logo somewhere on the speaker's body. Leather and bandana headgear are also clues. The consequences of mistaking a Harley for a Schwinn are enormous.
P.S. I just ran the above post through the site's Spell Check: it suggested that for Harley-Davidson, I may have meant "harlot."
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I may have meant "harlot"
If one buys a car on a carlot, does it not logically follow that one buys a Harley-Davidson motorcycle on a harlot?
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of course, harley and davidson started out with bicycles and being guys, they "pimped the ride" and added small motors.. (and so harley davidson moter cylces (motorized bicycles!) was born.
Its rare that bike is confused with a H-D. --but it happens. my bandan'd son, (with tatoo's) is biker. (he pedles his bicycle to and from work!)
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Good to see you again, Bushy!  (If you recall, I'm not much of a drinker, so if that was a dastardly insult to the beverage, it was done in ignorance.) Here in the homeland of Harley-Davidson You're in Daytona, then?
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If one buys a car on a carlot . . .
Not necessarily. What would I find for sale on a shallot?
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>for sale..
or on a marplot??
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... or in Camelot?
We're Knights of the Round Table.
We dance whene'er we're able.
We do routines and chorus scenes
With footwork impeccable.
We dine well here in Camelot.
We eat ham and jam and spam a lot.
We're Knights of the Round Table.
Our shows are formidable,
But many times we're given rhymes
That are quite unsingable.
We're opera mad in Camelot.
We sing from the diaphragm a lot.
In war we're tough and able,
Quite indefatigable.
Between our quests we sequin vests and impersonate Clark Gable.
It's a busy life in Camelot.
I have to push the pram a lot.
~Monty Python and the Holy Grail
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