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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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Some people gas up their diesel.
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I'm not going to go there. LOL
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It's not a throttle, dammit! It's an accelerator! Or a gas pedal! ooops....
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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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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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I never did understand the difference between Force and Pressure in my post about air above the piston in a leak down test.... But PEH was sure I used the wrong one....
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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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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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"Engine" is the proper terminology here in this forum. However, there is a noteworthy exception in that you may preface the word "motor" with "Oel", and you'll be ok with the purists here. - Patrick PS - Them's more big words that I've used in a long time... ![]()
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Diesel and Old are both incorrect -- it's a fuel pedal. We strive to use the proper terms because that's the difference between speaking one's language and speaking "glop", as I used to say to my sons (insufferable pedant that I am .... or aspire to be). The most horrible term in current American is "whatever", meaning "I don't care if I use the right words or not".
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proper name is important because it helps newbies like me identify parts in the car. I keep reading about this thing called "vacuum POD". so i goto FastLane and try to look for a vacuum pod. no luck...took me a couple day to figured out that vacuum pod is actually called Vacuum unit or vacuum element. please people..proper name is very important in referece to mechanical parts..
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Actually, the acellerator pedal in my 300SD came out of a 380SEC, so it was a "gas pedal" for most of its life.
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