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Originally Posted by brclarke
Thanks. It's odd that every continent seems to have its own unique term for a small truck. I've never heard the word Bakkie before!
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That is because you don't speak English on your side lol. like why on earth call the boot of a car a trunk? It is not an elephant so doesn't have a trunk. And a bonnet is a hood? like in a hoodie?? At petrol is a liquid, not a gas!!! bwahahaha!
A bakkie is an Afrikaans term for a small open container. Which is what is in the back of the vehicle. But a pick up?? The truck doesn't pick things up like a back actor. It carries them. lol.
Makes you wonder who invents these words! Someone translating from another language would be stumped. Imagine looking up gas in a dictionary.!
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