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RedS13Coupe wrote:P71 wrote: * Rotory engineI don't get it?
RotAry
Speaking of...I've seen "4 Cyl Rotary" A few times.
Also, I've seen a lot used lots advertise "V4 Civic." Or any number of inline four engined cars.
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June 7, 2009 6:31 p.m. Carson HalfDork
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June 7, 2009 6:59 p.m. 2.0dohc New Reader
there was a geo listed for sale around here, except they listed it as a G.O.
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June 7, 2009 8:24 p.m. RedS13Coupe Reader
Carson wrote:
AHHHH, speeling has never been my strong point...RedS13Coupe wrote:
P71 wrote: * Rotory engine
I don't get it?
RotAry
Speaking of...I've seen "4 Cyl Rotary" A few times.
Also, I've seen a lot used lots advertise "V4 Civic." Or any number of inline four engined cars.
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June 7, 2009 9:21 p.m. M030 Reader
I won't bid on a BMW or Porsche on eBay if the seller describes it as having a "V6"
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June 8, 2009 9:53 a.m. bludroptop Dork
M030 wrote:
I won't bid on a BMW or Porsche on eBay if the seller describes it as having a "V6"
That would be about half of them, around here.
My personal favorite is phonetic spelling of the French exclamation - "voila".
There are variants, but it is usually something like "walla".
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June 8, 2009 10:24 a.m. ClemSparks UberDork
Vye-OH-la!
;)
Once in a (seemingly ancient by now) local car advertisement publication I saw a recurring ad for a racing kart with a blue pwinted engine.
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June 8, 2009 10:33 a.m. mad_machine UltraDork
how about the italian favorite... the ALPHA Romeo
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June 8, 2009 11:42 a.m. John Brown MegaDork
mad_machine wrote:
how about the italian favorite... the ALPHA RomeRo
Edited for correctness...
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June 8, 2009 12:24 p.m. stuart in mn Dork
M030 wrote:
I won't bid on a BMW or Porsche on eBay if the seller describes it as having a "V6"
Heck, even the BMW dealers here say V6 in their newspaper ads. I wonder if the person at the newspaper who takes the ads over the phone has a data entry program on their computer that defaults to V6.
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June 8, 2009 1:37 p.m. friedgreencorrado Reader
M030 wrote:
I won't bid on a BMW or Porsche on eBay if the seller describes it as having a "V6"
Makes me want to give the guy selling the 3-series with the "strate six" a break.
No, not really.
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June 8, 2009 7:53 p.m. suprf1y Reader
There was a radio ad by BMW of Canada recently, where the announcer used the word asterix.
How unprofessional is that?
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June 8, 2009 10:09 p.m. friedgreencorrado Reader
suprf1y wrote:
There was a radio ad by BMW of Canada recently, where the announcer used the word asterix.
How unprofessional is that?
Maybe he's a fan of the comic book?
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June 9, 2009 1:59 p.m. PeteWW New Reader
72SuperBrian wrote: In English, the apostrophe shows ownership or replaces the letter "i"
I'll play devil's advocate for a moment: that's not entirely true.
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Sept. 18, 2009 10:30 a.m. phoenix13
2.0dohc wrote:
there was a geo listed for sale around here, except they listed it as a G.O.
That has got to be my favorite.
As mentioned by Toyman01 and wherethefmi, as bothersome as misspellings may be, when it comes to buying an item online, they can help you save some money potentially.
There are misspelling search tools like typojoe.com that allow you to enter in a keyword and then will automatically generate possible misspellings of the word(s) and take you to ebay to show you any resulting listings.
There are supposedly people who earn a living finding misspelled items, buying them at a discount, and reselling them for a profit. Not sure if you can make a living doing it, but you may find some excellent deals.
I'd say this strategy would work better with 'Buy It Now's rather than auctions, but if you find an auction, you could always just send the seller an offer, you never know.
To have an advantage when trying this method, you need to know as soon as an item is listed that you may be interested in, to get a jump on all other potential buyers.
http://www.ebuyersedge.com will allow you to save searches you're interested in (both misspellings and 'normal'), and send you an email when an item is listed matching one of your searches.
EBay also gives you this option (for 'normal' searches anyway), but they only send out one email per day max, per saved search. Ebuyersedge checks as often as every 5 minute for a saved search, sending out an email immediately upon finding an item.
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Sept. 18, 2009 11:15 a.m. cwh Dork
Not e-bay, but I have a customer in Antigua that send me e-mails that are almost incomprehensible- this morning- " Hi good moring chick (my name is Chuck)can you give me call plz thank you". Last Wed- "You what live the locks of now." He must be an example of the education system there.
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Sept. 18, 2009 12:08 p.m. tuna55 Reader
My issues revolve around sentence structure typically.
"The alternator needs replaced"
The motor need fixed"
YOU ARE MISSING VITAL WORDS!
I had this conversation with an otherwise intelligent individual, in person, and he didn't believe that "... needs fixed" was incorrect.
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Sept. 18, 2009 12:29 p.m. Snowdoggie HalfDork
Duke wrote:
I always wonder how you can spell the name of the car wrong when it is spelled correctly several places on the freaking car itself.
My number one automotive wording peeve has to be "breaks" instead of brakes", though.
Are you sure that is a misspelling? Lots of cars are on there because they "breaks" all the time.
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Sept. 18, 2009 12:36 p.m. cwh Dork
Where I come from, eastern Ohio, "The car needs worshed" is common accepted practise. Helps me figure out where they are from. You'ns is another one. Big dummies don't know that the proper plural of "you" is really "Ya'll"
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Sept. 18, 2009 12:39 p.m. Jay Dork
"For sell"
"Priced to sale"
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Sept. 18, 2009 1:05 p.m. NVHEngr New Reader
Could someone please translate this mess?
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Sept. 18, 2009 1:20 p.m. tuna55 Reader
Miner rust and he'll trade for a Camero! Wow! Great deal!
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Sept. 18, 2009 9:18 p.m. Woody SuperDork
Lot's of different ways to find Saab Sonett misspelled on e-Bay.
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Sept. 18, 2009 10:34 p.m. friedgreencorrado Dork
cwh wrote:
Where I come from, eastern Ohio, "The car needs worshed" is common accepted practise. Helps me figure out where they are from. You'ns is another one. Big dummies don't know that the proper plural of "you" is really "Ya'll"
Let the Southern Boy help..I've always spelled it "y'all", since it's actually the contraction of "you all". Of course, IIRC the `proper' phrase should be "all of you" in the first place.
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Sept. 18, 2009 10:41 p.m. friedgreencorrado Dork
In reply to NVHEngr:
PIONNER 4TEEN was NASA's first space probe to a trailer park.
http://msl.jpl.nasa.gov/Programs/pioneer.html
I guess I should lighten up on the trailer park jokes, now that I'm flirting with buying a "manufactured home"...
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Sept. 18, 2009 10:55 p.m. JeepinMatt New Reader
It doesn't irritate me, but it sure makes me question buying it. Like when one kept calling their rig a "Geep." It's one of the few vehicles that has big raised letters spelling it out on the hood, plus the steering wheel, key, fenders and rear end. Tell me how you can't spell that.
