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| Because it confuses some people? |
   
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15 | 22.73% |
| Because others get ticked off if you do not use it? |
  
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4 | 6.06% |
| It proves you know what you speak of? |
  
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16 | 24.24% |
| Proper names and technical terms are particularly important in language translation? |
  
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23 | 34.85% |
| Aint a body got ta right ter talk da way dey want? |
  
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3 | 4.55% |
| I like to confuse people? |
  
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7 | 10.61% |
| Who cares, diesel and gas are both fuel? |
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3 | 4.55% |
| I correct others because diesel and gas are not the same? |
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16 | 24.24% |
| Shows off how smart you are? |
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10 | 15.15% |
| It dont matter any who? |
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5 | 7.58% |
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06-12-2005, 12:16 PM
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Why is proper name important???
Some people gas up their diesel.
 What other terms have bothered you?
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06-12-2005, 01:27 PM
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I'm not going to go there. LOL
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06-12-2005, 01:29 PM
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It's not a throttle, dammit! It's an accelerator! Or a gas pedal! ooops....
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06-12-2005, 02:50 PM
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Attendent at the station asked what type of gas I wanted to put in my 300D once. I coulnd't believe it! I punched him in the face and drove to another station.
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06-12-2005, 03:25 PM
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06-12-2005, 03:45 PM
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PEH,
Man, this thread is for you buddy. We'll all stand back and let you take us to task. Incomming.......... 
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06-12-2005, 04:36 PM
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06-12-2005, 05:19 PM
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With all those options and you left out the most important...
spelling it wrong or using the wrong word will leave the Search Feature Useless....
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06-12-2005, 05:37 PM
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The words "Engine" and "Motor" have different meanings, at least to purists. Do the Germans also make such a distinction, or do they call anything that produces motion a "Motor"?
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06-12-2005, 09:03 PM
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10-16-2005, 11:08 AM
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Nonononono....It's a "Go forward Pedal" (with some luck, anyway) I have two BFH's...one of them is the regular steel variety, the other would be a BFBH...made of Brass...for those more delicate times when a BFH is employed. Flugzeug, Spielzeug, Mercedeszeug? 
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10-16-2005, 03:12 PM
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That pedal is actually the proximity regulator switch!
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