50' Chevy means a Chevrolet that is 50 feet in length. '50 means a 1950 Chevrolet. Think "sale" and "sell". "Winch", "wench", and "wrench". I'm going to sell my car...not "I'm going to sale my car". My car is for sale, NOT for sell. When was the last time you saw a "For Sell" sign for sale at the store??? My trailer has a 5,000-pound winch on it. Sometimes, the wench next door bitches about my cars. I'm going to wrench on the car today. Just one of those days.
I just get tired of seeing stuff like that in ads, and in forums. It's far too easy to get things right the first time. Other than that, it's all OK.
This is one of the curses of being an English major, to be perpetually perturbed by people who confuse similar-sounding words. I have a colleague at work who torments me by confusing the words formerly and formally, as in "Mr. Jones was formally employed in a carpet mill." I have this ludicrous mental image of a guy in a tux running a tufting machine.
if you decided you wanted to sell your Hudson but before you put a for sale sign on it you would consider a trade for my 52 then I would be sold on that deal............ Patrick, the air in the 52 is working great in this near 100 degree weather.. sure would be cool to drive........lol.. take care my friend, Fred
I don't know, it can be entertaining trying to decipher illiterate diatribes My favorite find today: a "school teacher" posted "You're a$$hole is showing again". You've got to love it..."You are a$$hole is showing again". I think there might be a hidden message in there, somewhere
Lol....had a similar rant today...people posting there car's on sights expecting me too taken them serious & drive to them too look at it when they cant make the effort too sea if the ad reads ok/makes sence in any way before hitting "POST".......lol.....ugh!
Maybe he was a guy in a tux with a 5000 wench on his trailer. That's something you sure wouldn't want to drive!! After all, it sounds like a sight at some of the car shows in the last 10 years.
Africa, you thought this old/ole 68 guy would not notice when you stated, when they cant make the effort too sea if the ad reads ok/makes sence in any way before hitting "POST".......lol.....ugh! I am one of the worst with grammar and not proof reading what I type.. I will try to do better............but I do know how to sail something...........lol
Thead Moved. I'm not sure this is the place for it either, but at least it's not cluttering up the Main Board...
Cluttering??? I just wish people would put a little effort at literacy when they write something. That's all my post is about. And having some fun with it, at the same time. I understand the move, though.
For all of us to understand eachother, and have the most efficient flow of Information, its essential to agree on one language. But it seems to me, the acctual Information is more important than a flawless literary presentation...
...and please don't forget the folks that 'prolly' didn't do well in high school english class... Sometimes the goofs are funny, mostly just sad. .
Sad is a better descriptor of the illiteracy problem. It takes just a little effort to sound reasonably educated, versus sounding like a fifth-grade dropout.
If a fifth-grade dropout is knowledgeable enough about Trad Hot Rods & Customs, I'm interested in what he has to say...
As long as he can make himself understood, fine. But, LEARN TO SPELL! It isn't that hard to do, really. That extra effort may mean the difference between that person being ignored or chided, or being recognized as being knowledgeable in a subject.
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and the word is lose not loose. I am going to lose my storage building, not loose my storage building.
This is good shit, I can't handle people the cant spell or pronounce things, like "to" and "too", "their", "they're" and "there". That shit burns my balls!
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