No.2 is the designation for this Long Valley Fire Engine. Which means there was, conceivably, a no. 1. And why is ‘number’ abbreviated no.? Why not nu.? And why was the Long Valley Fire Engine found in Mount Carmel, Utah? I just have so many questions.
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And now I have questions, too!
So I looked it up.
http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/27333/why-is-the-word-number-abbreviated-to-no-in-uk-english-and-in-american
Can’t help with why you found this in Utah
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Well, you certainly were more curious than I was. And I’m happy you were. Interesting!
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Thanks, Joe. The truck looked to be in great shape. Maybe it’s still being used? Who knows. But, as for your suggestion, I was drinking when I posted this and I’m still annoyed with abbreviations!
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First of all I love the image Emilio and the truck looks like its still in relatively good condition. I agree that abbreviations really bug me also like bldg. (bludge), pkwy. (pickwee), assoc. (ass-oche). They sound silly. They don’t seem to bother me half as much as they do you though 🙂 Have a couple of glasses of wine and chill my friend. Awesome work.
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