“Horseless Carriage” Isn’t Such a Mouthful

In the early days of the automobile industry there was some disagreement concerning what the new contraptions should be called. The Chicago Times-Herald even held a contest to name them and the winner was Moto Cycle! That is a lot easier to say than this early attempt from the Dutch-speaking people of Flanders as reported in a 1911 newspaper:

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