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Why do we call an 18 wheeler a "semi"?
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10-13-2004, 07:29 AM
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Janey
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We call them Tractor-trailors. I think calling them semi's is a largely american custom. Sometimes they're called big-rigs or 18 wheelers too, but the predominant phrase is tractor-trailor.
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