11-13-2011, 03:22 AM
pellaz Wrote:antique
transmission
manual or automatic
Prefer automatic, but I drive a Jeep which has automatic and stick. It is really kind of stupid now that I think about it.
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Early American - of or characteristic of the early, especially the Colonial, period of U.S. history; specif., of a plain or sturdy style in furniture, arts, and crafts of this period
co·lo·ni·al - 1. Of, relating to, possessing, or inhabiting a colony or colonies. 2. often Colonial a. Of or relating to the 13 British colonies that became the original United States of America. b. Of or relating to the colonial period in the United States. 3. often Colonial Of, relating to, or being a style of architecture and furniture prevalent in the American colonies just before and during the Revolution. 4. Living in, consisting of, or forming a colony: colonial organisms. n. 1. An inhabitant of a colony. 2. A house designed in an architectural style reminiscent of the one prevalent in the American colonies just before and during the Revolution.
This one was a lunch conversation at work last week. It ended with the term "Californial" which implies old California money, but is not even a real word.
Early American or Colonial?