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Photographic tribute to Derek Bell MBE

Started by group 7 , Apr 20 2006 00:08

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#1 group 7

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Posted 20 April 2006 - 00:08

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#2 Gary C

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Posted 20 April 2006 - 00:59

can we PLEASE stop using the word 'tribute' in these threads??? I thought Derek had shuffled off this mortal coil for one horrible moment.

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#3 RTH

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Posted 20 April 2006 - 06:21

Just what I thought , when I saw the headline too !

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#4 doc knutsen

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Posted 20 April 2006 - 06:50

Scared the unmentionable out of me, too. Inevitably, some of us non-native English speakers will get our underwear in a twist on an English speaking forum from time to time, I think it is good for all concerned if this is pointed out - preferably, in a civil and humourous way.

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#5 Geza Sury

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Posted 20 April 2006 - 07:54

First of all he is 'Derek", not 'Dereck'. Second, when you pay tribute to a great driver
would you please write his name with a capital letters?

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#6 2F-001

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Posted 20 April 2006 - 08:03

To be fair to the original poster (and at risk of straying someway O/T), could someone please quote a recognized English dictionary which specifies that 'tribute', in that context, is only applicable in relation to a deceased person? Where does that restricted usage come from?

(... and before anyone picks me up on it, 'recognized' - with a z - is entirely correct for a UK-based English writer)

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#7 David McKinney

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Posted 20 April 2006 - 08:07

Having used English for almost 60 years, for much of that time on a professional basis, might I first say that group 7's use of the term "tribute" is a perfectly correct one
Unfortunately however, the term is used more often than not these days as in "tributes are pouring in for the world-famous footballer Joe Bloggs, who died yesterday".
It's got to the stage that it is assumed when the word "tribute" appears that the subject has died

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#8 ian senior

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Posted 20 April 2006 - 08:26

Forget the semantics and just enjoy the pictures. Well worth seeing to my mind.

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#9 2F-001

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Posted 20 April 2006 - 08:53

In one of those pics there is, what looks like, a 917 with a full width rear wing between two JW cars. I don't recogize that - can anyone say which car it is?

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#10 Pedro 917

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Posted 20 April 2006 - 09:11

That picture was taken at Watkins Glen 1971, the CanAm race where the 917K could participate. The green car in between the Gulf Porsches is David Piper's 917.
I'm pretty sure there's another car right behind the Piper car so that it looks like the 917 has a huge rear wing.

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#11 Tim Murray

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Posted 20 April 2006 - 09:40

Originally posted by Pedro 917
I'm pretty sure there's another car right behind the Piper car so that it looks like the 917 has a huge rear wing.

It says 'Shadow' on it, I think.