proxlamus© Posted July 5, 2008 Share Posted July 5, 2008 "the matter of the fact is..." or.. "the fact of the matter is.." girls love to use that stupid phrase and NEVER get it right Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AK-Z Posted July 7, 2008 Share Posted July 7, 2008 How about when someone says that they received something "for free"? Free can be an adjective or an adverb. It's not a noun. And no one gets anything "for free." Everything cost some one something. "Buy one, get one free," Why not just say "half off" I like deals but I hate it when people try to push stuff on you that you don't need, like they phrase above used on something like TVs. I don't need 2x 52" TVs, just give me half off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
datman Posted July 8, 2008 Share Posted July 8, 2008 Over here so many people say "I was led in bed" I can't stand that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rturbo 930 Posted July 8, 2008 Share Posted July 8, 2008 Whats up with people warshing things!My dad does this. It bothers me to no end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zgeezer Posted July 9, 2008 Share Posted July 9, 2008 Irregardless... "Series 1" 240Z... ECT... Don't get me started!!! Hmmmm, two of the three... O.K. But what about the "Series I" to describe the first 240Zs. You know the really light ones without vents in the pillars. It's redundant only if you think it is short hand for "240Z". "Jumbo shrimp" or if you are of a certain political persuasion "military intelligence". Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, I can feel the heat already. There is a name, a long one too, for descriptions such as above where the adjective negates the noun. Some people spend their lifetime looking for sentences that read, and make sense in both directions. The only one that comes to my mind now is "A TOYOTA" . g Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Challenger Posted July 9, 2008 Share Posted July 9, 2008 There is a name, a long one too, for descriptions such as above where the adjective negates the noun. Some people spend their lifetime looking for sentences that read, and make sense in both directions. The only one that comes to my mind now is "A TOYOTA" . g That changed my life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rturbo 930 Posted July 9, 2008 Share Posted July 9, 2008 Hmmmm, two of the three... O.K. But what about the "Series I" to describe the first 240Zs. You know the really light ones without vents in the pillars. It's redundant only if you think it is short hand for "240Z". "Jumbo shrimp" or if you are of a certain political persuasion "military intelligence". Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, I can feel the heat already. There is a name, a long one too, for descriptions such as above where the adjective negates the noun. Some people spend their lifetime looking for sentences that read, and make sense in both directions. The only one that comes to my mind now is "A TOYOTA" . g Palindromes are fun. http://youtube.com/watch?v=Nej4xJe4Tdg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woldson Posted July 9, 2008 Share Posted July 9, 2008 Hummmmm... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
datman Posted July 9, 2008 Share Posted July 9, 2008 Palindromes are fun. http://youtube.com/watch?v=Nej4xJe4Tdg I had a Saippuakauppias tell me that once.....I told him to wash his mouth out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbk240z Posted July 9, 2008 Share Posted July 9, 2008 One of my Dad's saying, "them there are ours". He also says the warshing thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trevor Posted July 9, 2008 Share Posted July 9, 2008 My wife always pronounces the "S" at the end of Illinois. Other than that, she's pretty smart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue72 Posted July 9, 2008 Share Posted July 9, 2008 Regardless (not irregardless) of geographic origin it seems that way too many people use "fer" instead of "for". Generally it is short and unnoticeable. Some of my other favorites are "meeer" instead of mirror, "cran" instead of crayon, the old egg/aegg debate and I'll throw in February I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gollum Posted July 9, 2008 Share Posted July 9, 2008 I still find it funny when I see a speaker cabinet for sale and people advertise "LOUD"... as though the speakers make sound magically all by themselves. Some of these have REALLY got me laughing guys. Why do they call it 'taking a dump' shouldn't it be called 'leaving a dump'? Here’s a new one I’ve seen quite a bit lately that is starting to eat at me. Calling the Air Flow Meter, (AFM), of an L-jetronic EFI system a MAF!!! The AFM does not measure the MASS of the air and is a completely different animal electronically, physically and what it actually measures compared to a MAF! One measures air volume, the other measure air mass. Not interchangeable physically, NOR in terminology! 5 years ago, you rarely ever heard anyone mix those two up in discussions or in their advertisements. My guess is that the newbs are hearing EFI terms tossed around, to them seems willy nilly, and they just assume all air sensors are MAF’s! Ok, I have to admit. I've known since I bought my first Z there was a difference, and it didn't take me long to learn the difference. But I have to admit in order or explain an AFM before I've compared it to a MAF. The way it measures is completely different, but they're both doing the same function for an ECU, telling the computer how much air is entering the engine. In the same respect they're also similar to a MAS. All three provide the same data, just vastly different calculations on the part of the ECU to make it meaningful data. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woldson Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 To legitimize my point a little further. A motor can serve the same function as a engine. (MAP.MAS.MAF.AFM) (hopefully got that map in the right category based on argument) Guess it is really just a matter of time, experience and personally preference. Ya know I might delete this tomorrow due to the fact I even have a hard time getting what I was getting at. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Challenger Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 Quote: Originally Posted by Hartspank Why do they call it 'taking a dump' shouldn't it be called 'leaving a dump'? Ever taken a break? Used in the same way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue72 Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 You can take and leave that over there if you want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Careless Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 take one, leave one... as long as it's not there when I get back, or someone elses wasn't taken or left ontop of it... I don't give a **** ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtl260z Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 "Turn off the light" ... what are we turning? Turn what? I think "turn off the light" derived from "turn down the light" which was used back in the days of oil lamps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtl260z Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 x would be the abreviated version of chris (like chris cross) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtl260z Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 I still find it funny when I see a speaker cabinet for sale and people advertise "LOUD"... as though the speakers make sound magically all by themselves. Some of these have REALLY got me laughing guys. Ok, I have to admit. I've known since I bought my first Z there was a difference, and it didn't take me long to learn the difference. But I have to admit in order or explain an AFM before I've compared it to a MAF. The way it measures is completely different, but they're both doing the same function for an ECU, telling the computer how much air is entering the engine. In the same respect they're also similar to a MAS. All three provide the same data, just vastly different calculations on the part of the ECU to make it meaningful data. map sensors work better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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