Date: Fri, 24 May 1996 03:27:47 -0400
From: Bob Haas rahaas[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]HAMLET.UNCG.EDU
Subject: Re: "straight drive"
Kathy,
I grew up in the Blue Ridge Mountains of NC, and have always heard a
manual transmission referred to as a "straight transmission," or
oftentimes simply "a straight," e.g., "What kinda transmission you got in
that car?" "A straight." "Straight drive" works just as well.
Bob Haas
UNCG Department of English
rahaas[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]hamlet.uncg.edu