Thread: Can you spell "Derailliuer?"
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Old 12-21-25 | 12:56 PM
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Originally Posted by LV2TNDM
It's a derailleur, plain and simple. Not that hard to say or spell, really.

The term "mech" needs to be stricken from the vernacular NOW! HATE THAT WORD!
You'd think the Brits wouldn't be bothered saying and pronouncing "derailleur" because of their long history and close ties with La France.

/end rant
That long history included the Hundred Years War, which was closer to 125.
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