Acronyms for brands of cars

[Margaret Lee]

When the Pontiac GTO was popular (60's), my friends
and I said GTO stood for "Gas, Tires, and Oil" since
it was a big car with  a big engine as I recall,
expensive to maintain.  My students call BMW "Black
Man's Wheels" since it seems to be  a popular car
among middle-class African Americans.

Margaret Lee
Hampton University


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Margaret G. Lee
Department of English
Hampton University
Hampton, VA 23668
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(757) 851-5773 (h)
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