Quoting Dario Bonazza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > I don't know the strange reason for thinking "spider" to be the English word > for a light convertible car. > > Maybe: > > 1) Someone said it's called "speeder". > 2) Someone else wrote it as "spider" (which is the Italian spelling for > pronouncing it as English people do with "speeder") > 3) Then someone else "knew" that spider has to be pronounced "spy-der" or > the like. >
More likely that with no proper roof the car is often occupied by spiders (Arachnids) and the driver frequently leaps out yelling "Spider!". ------------------------------------------------------------ This email was sent from Netspace Webmail: http://www.netspace.net.au
