SPD in French??

[smutchin]

"Ess-pay-day"

Tay-emme-enne

 

[Fnaar]

Le SPD

 

[Oldbloke]

Surely it's just SPD louder and louder?

while waving your passport

 

[AndyRM]

while waving your passport

And pointing.

 

[wonderloaf]

Tenuous one this:

SPD (a la Officer Crabtree) = 'speedy' = 'rapide' in french

 

[smutchin]

Tenuous one this:

SPD (a la Officer Crabtree) = 'speedy' = 'rapide' in french

The French would love that. They've always had a thing for punning abbreviations - eg K7 ("kah-set") for [audio] cassette and of course the Citroen DS ("day-ess" = déesse = goddess).

 

[Markymark]

Oi, Pedro. Duo Eso Pee Dees mate. Danke.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

ess pay day rhymes with vay tay tay

Natch.

 

[wonderloaf]

The French would love that. They've always had a thing for punning abbreviations - eg K7 ("kah-set") for [audio] cassette and of course the Citroen DS ("day-ess" = déesse = goddess).

Didn't know that, every days a school day on this forum!

 

[gavroche]

Pedales SPD pronounced as others have said.