[Healeys] On the spelling of concours

[Richard Kahn]

You forgot Concoors meaning "with beer".
Rich Kahn

> From: Editorgary at aol.com
> Date: Fri, 17 Jun 2011 11:25:08 -0400
> To: healeys at autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] On the spelling of concours
>
> Once more, class, can we review correct spelling? On the blackboard I have
> written several words:
>
> Concours
>
> Concourse
>
> Concorse
>
> Concorso
>
> One of those is the correct spelling of the originally French term for an
> exhibition or contest, originally a display of newly-crafted cars and
> appropriately dressed ladies, now used to describe an exhibition and
competition
> among cars maintained or restored to original standards.
>
> One of those is the term for a long hallway such as one finds in airports.
>
> One of those is the Italian term for the same kind of exhibition or contest
> as for the French term
>
> One of those is a badly botched mispelling that as far as I know means
> nothing.
>
> What amazes me, after doing this for going on 30 years, is that people can
> argue the principle of the thing and STILL not be able to spell it
> correctly.
>
> Concours -- exhibition or contest among cars
>
> Concourse -- place where Curt goes to work
>
> Concorso -- Italian version of Concours
>
> concorse -- a badly-mangled mispelling.
>
> Now, class, tomorrow we will take up the spelling and meaning of mark,
> marque, and marquee.
>
> All the best
> Editor Gary
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