>notice wording on the following
>
> b) internal combustion engine. esp: a gasoline engine.
>
>engine not motor

I think that you just proved yourself wrong, Taz. The dictonary WAS defining motor as an engine and you just reposted it.

 

OK, Mr. English major...

This is odie780's wife - notice the correct use of the possessive apostrophe! Please see my comments below! My husband may not be able to spell, but I hardly think that is indicative of a person's intelligence or lack thereof. Personally, I enjoy helping others with their English. I have a classmate and friend who is an international student and it is a pleasure to teach her proper spelling and grammar. My husband has a wonderful mechanical ability. If it were not for him, I would be using my English skills to write checks to mechanically intelligent people for their services. I would think that one would want to visit this site to gain valuable information from these so-called bad spellers, not to bash them for bad spelling!

>Beep Beep !
>
>I've never heard of, a heard of cattle.
>
>I've heard of,a HERD of cattle,& that ain't no
>engine(injun)(indian) talking.

"Ain't" ain't a word and I ain't going to say it!

>
>Speaking of pulling,Paul,does your leg feel longer?
>
>
>This English language can be so easy for some and so
>diffeicult for others.

Nice spelling of difficult!

>
>I think we could have spelling tests on here once a week.
>
>The ones that would fail are the ones that spell.

Ever hear of an incomplete sentence?

>Axle as Axel
>Gauge as Guage
>Solenoid as [five or six other spellings]
>Alternator [and three other spellings]
>
>
>So basically , a Person either wants to learn how to spell

Person is not a proper noun and needs no capitalization.

>correctly and Does [Not dose] or they really don't give a

Same goes for the word "does".
>damn if other people
>think they're unwilling to learn.Although,typo's are normal.

Typo's? Typo's as a possessive? Typo's what? Typo's book, typo's car..what???

>usually they don't happen over and over again though.
>
>
>Think of how a bad speller would react if the paycheck they
>received had the Wrong spelling of their name on it and

Wrong with a capital W!

>couldn''t cash it because of that.
>
>Back to the topic,I usually refer to it as, an Engine.

Engine? Is that your name or what? I guess so, since it is capitalized!

>
>Although, in this world we have these terms describing what
>we drive:
>
>Alberta Motor Association
>Motorized vehicle
>Motored down the road.
>
>
>The proper term of course is Engine,after all,that's
>what the people who make them, call them.

 

ok ok guys i give i know it goes both ways i was just really really flustured at work and needed to get it off my chest
Bull no hard feeling just havent really been in the greatest of moods but i know 2 things for sure

1 i am man enuff to say im sorry!!
2. you are man enuff to accept it!!

SO im sorry i wasnt tryin to imply you or anyone on this site is a moron!! in fact that is the farthest from the truth yall have got to be some of the smartest men/women i have ever had the pleasure to talk to!!!!

 

Motor vs Engine. I've always felt that an engine is a motor but a motor isn't necessarily an engine. Personally, I use the two words interchangeably when describing the things that power our vehicles.
-Cope

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My sister called to tell me she bought a motorhome and I corrected her. "Enginehome," I said. She replied, "Shut up, Stupid."

 

[updated:LAST EDITED ON 15-Apr-02 AT 11:44 PM (EST)]>OK, Mr. English major...
>
Hardly !


Sorry, I'm no English major,nor did I imply someone was a moron or stupid,or incapable of being a good mechanic because they couldn't spell very well.

In fact, I don't even see a post of his on this thread.

So, I fail to see where he was offended here.

Did he imply,that people who are better spellers make worse mechanic's?

The moron statement was directed at Taz's co-workers for the engine > motor , and the screws > bolts saga.


I did imply that people should,in my opinion become the best that they could be,and that includes spelling as well as a lot of other things,like being able to do math in their head,not on a calculator.

After all, it was so important when I went to school they had a special subject for it.It was called spelling and you got graded on it.We even had spelling bees & tests.

Not once did I imply Odie was ignorant,or anyone for that matter.
The problem that is all to revelant these days,is the lack of a lot people ,especially students, being able to spell words correctly.

My comment was directed at * When people see words they are reading ,spelled a certain way *.
How is it,that they don't learn and change,instead of continuing to mis-spell words ?

Can you answer that question ?

BTW, I capitalize some words for emphasis,when I want to show even more emphasis,I type in all caps,and then I Do This for really heavy emphasis on a word or subject.

If Odie was offended I apologize,it was meant to bring the spelling issue in this world to light.

I don't get mad, I see where you corrected me and I agree,with what your stated.I will now be more careful,grammar is a lot harder than spelling, I didn't mention it for good reason.
Especially after teachers & school boards in the system have destroyed the old ways of teaching.

So guess what ?
I consider spelling a VERY IMPORTANT part of a book learned EDUCATION

Like the secretary said "typos happen",no big deal.

You don't have to know Language very well to be a GREAT mechanic.

Once again, If I offended Odie for some reason,I apologize

I don't see where I did though.

Should I go get my wife to defend me now ?



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Gee, Taz...just take a look at what you went and started! All because of a few morons at work!
Brian A

 

I know Brian I honestly did not want to start a fight all I was doin was blowing some steam off
I truely didnt intend to get this whole thing goin like this I dont know how it all happened!! I guess what this is referred to as the snowball effect huh?

 

Taz: Snowball / Domino effect, were a captive audience. Good thing to Rant every now then , blow off some steam. I enjoy the opinions good thing we don't all think alike or we'd be in Trouble. Engine / Motor as long as it turns over does what it's intended. I won't kick it.

 

Should it be called Ford Engine Company???

 

did i find this site using a search engine?

 

Did someone dig up a grave? This thread has been buried for over 2 years now.