Well I have had to learn my English Grammar from my Professor boss, but I still know what a "hood" is, a "fender" is, and a "trunk" is. My very good Aussie pal Eddie Ford the auto car mag publisher said "You English guys talk about your wings on your cars. Well, birds have wings, and cars don't fly, and a boot is what I put on my foot, and a bonnet on my wife's head!." Note that I learned that the quotation marks, speech marks, or inverted commas go before the full stop/period/dotty thing on the page. Never knew that until recently...had it from a top Cambridge Professor via my boss!!
So, if a vehicle is a Pick-up truck [North American] , it could also be described as a Lorry [English], a Ute [Utility=Aussie] or a Bakkie [Afrikaans for "Little Tray"]. The word "truck" comes from the French word "Truckus" and there I shut up as I laughing too much. And there's a lady present.
Better still:
And Mr Winnington-Ball Sir: :
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