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Old 09-13-2016, 01:34 PM   #16 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by slowmover View Post
Mine has the penultimate drivetrain: the New Venture 5600 six speed behind the triple nickle motor 5.9L 305HP/555TQ.
I think you meant "ultimate"? Penultimate means "next to last" or, colloquially, "second best." I also saw it misused in an i09 article today, where a Star Trek: TNG actress said of her role in a fifth season episode, "I've gotten to play some great parts, but it was the penultimate." Doh!
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