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CARBARATER
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CARBARATOR
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CARBUERATOR
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8.33%
CARBEURATOR
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4.17%
CARBURETOR
19
79.17%
CARBURETTOR
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4.17%
CARBURETTER
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0%
CARBEURETOR
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0%
CARBUERETOR
0
0%
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How DO you spell that?

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Old Dec 5, 2012 | 04:52 PM
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How DO you spell that?

*Please don't post the answer until the poll closes (24 hours, to give the whole world at least ONE chance)

*Avoid looking it up first - it's more fun to see how well you do on your own

This is one that has tripped me up so many times it even gets me...

~Wolfuss

PS: Devilish, isn't it? I'm going to refrain from voting, since I already know the answer
 
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Old Dec 5, 2012 | 05:47 PM
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Hey, at one time or another I've probably used most of those spellings and now you've given me a few more to try. I doubt my answer is correct but I'm certain I won't lose any sleep over it tonight or any other night for that matter.
 
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Old Dec 5, 2012 | 05:51 PM
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I TOLJA!!!

THAT word right there, has caused me more embarrassment than any other. I think it must be FRENCH or something...

Ist ich nicht Deutch - German would be far more precise
 
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Old Dec 5, 2012 | 08:13 PM
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Spell check is your friend!
Italics Wolfie? Really?
 
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Old Dec 5, 2012 | 08:30 PM
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Quoting J. Travolta: "What? Where? Wuffor???"

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Old Dec 5, 2012 | 08:46 PM
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The correct answer is: carb.

Jason
 
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Old Dec 5, 2012 | 08:50 PM
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Nah -

In AUSSIE it comes out: "CARBIE"

In Southpaw it comes out: "CARBITATER"

*A potato that can measure fuel? Curious...
 
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Old Dec 5, 2012 | 09:14 PM
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For those wondering, I got it right.
 
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for most people these days, they will say the proper spelling is fuel injection
 
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"Semi-controlled fuel leak"
 
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My answer to your question is.....THAT!!!
 
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Come to think of it, "CARB" is a completely separate thing. As I understand it, it stands for:
Communist Anti - Racing Bureaucracy
 
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