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[FastEHHolden]

I love working in the automotive trade...its easy to remember what things are because usually they are named after the job they do...you know a Voltage Regulator regulates voltage etc etc.

I know its a case of small things amuse small minds but back when I started my trade we
used a paper based system where if the user found something broken they had to submit a piece of paper (what we call an EMEFIX) and that came to us at the workshop..and from there the affected equipment got repaired. Thing was alot of the operators aren't rocket scientists...so we had a big white board with the monthly spelling list. Top of the list was usually "brocken" but there was always enough to fill the board up...my favourite was a guy needing something cut with an "ankle grinder".

Reason I bring it up is i think we need our own spelling list and I'm gunna kick it off with a couple of perennial favourites:

Strongberg
Strongbird
Rocket Cover

theres a million more...see if you can add a few.

[Heath]

Yellow Terror heads are the best

[Tiny]

Christ.. there have to be able a bazillion of them!

And ya know... I cant think of ANY right now!!

Cheers!

[FastEHHolden]

I suppose we can include stuff like "3/4 race cam"...which can be looked at in 2 ways... if used in a V8 it is enough lobes for a 6 cylinder...or its just plain silly as nobody wants to only go 3/4 of a race.

Edited by FastEHHolden, 02 February 2010 - 12:46 PM.

[Tiny]

Imdeed!
I always cringe at HUD caps.

and again a mental blank!

There will be more !!

[LC69GTR]

Skapinad

tripple

Just happens to be some Tripples on ebay

[MRLXSS]

Holdan Tarana

[FastEHHolden]

G Pack or G Pac...gives me the irrites

[Bazza]

Hi All

And engine displacement; at the moment on eBay there are 173 litre, 186 litre, 202 litre 327 litre and (best of all) 4100 litre capacity cars.

Cheers

Bazza

[orangeLJ]

here is one that im not actually too sure of-

I always assumed in was 2 pack (as in the parts come in two different packs?)

because 2 pac was a black dude (and the paint comes in more then one colour!)


tripple is always a good one to search on ebay, people wrongly list all the time, same with other things (but if I told you Id have to kill you!)

rocket cover always poos me.

manaro.... like camero they both shit me

[FastEHHolden]

If you're going to start a thread about spelling then you really should get your own spelling correct :

NOMENCLATURE

Touché

Dont you just hate that crap...how can I show my face in public now?

now we are crossing into grammatical errors ...and that's a whole different shooting match...it deserves its own thread...Suffice it to say people would learn a thing or two about English then...for sure.

Edited by FastEHHolden, 02 February 2010 - 01:37 PM.

[Tiny]

And here i was thinking you MEANT to do it!!

[MRLXSS]

Brought and Bought!

[Heath]

Tiny, same HAHAHAHHAHA. I'm with ya there Matt

Chris, I always just say 2k because it's less ambiguous

Edited by Heath, 02 February 2010 - 01:41 PM.

[Tiny]

Oh matt... DUDE... SO agree with you!!

BROUGHT and BOUGHT are two of my pet hates!!!

*waits for dattoman to get in here*

[MRLXSS]

mogul (Module) LOL

What about the opposite... Words that are not said right

Calais - said Cal-ass

Caprice - said Cap-reese

Coupe or Coupé (I say coupe, cos Coupé sounds gay!)

Edited by MRLXSS, 02 February 2010 - 02:01 PM.

[Heath]

Caprice - said Cap-reese

...how do you say it?