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In lugnet.cad.dat.parts, Thomas Garrison wrote:
> <all the stuff I agree with snipped, leaving only the trivial>
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> On Tue, 17 Feb 2004, Franklin W. Cain wrote:
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> > > Chin-Guard or Chinstrap?
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> > I'm partial to Chin-Guard. A chinstrap is a miniature belt that braces
> > itself against your chin to hold your helmet onto your head. A
> > chin-*GUARD* on the other hand protects your chin.
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> I agree with the idea, but is "Chin-Guard" a standard word? It's not in
> either dictionary.com or m-w.com (I really need to get my books out of
> storage. . .) and a Google search on "chin-guard" turns up Chin Guard and
> Chinguard, but the only results for Chin-Guard on the first three pages
> are from Peeron. (Incidentally, I greatly prefer Chin-Guard to
> Chin-guard.)
Thanks for doing the research. As a result, I think "Chin Guard" is preferable.
Chris
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| <all the stuff I agree with snipped, leaving only the trivial> (...) I agree with the idea, but is "Chin-Guard" a standard word? It's not in either dictionary.com or m-w.com (I really need to get my books out of storage. . .) and a Google search on (...) (20 years ago, 18-Feb-04, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, lugnet.db.brictionary)
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