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  • #1

    Not a big fan of slang

    ......especially in discussions relating to technical issues. It's off putting to novices, makes them feel like an outsider, and bewildering to true outsiders ( non Model A people). As a newcomer to the Model A it took a little more reading to realize that "dizzy" had nothing to do with my sense of balance and that "juice" wasn't something I usually drink at breakfast. If difficulty with spelling is the issue or amount of typing involved with long words why not abbreviate? If "after setting the timing on my dist. I started installation of the hyd. brakes" I'd bet you would have no problem recognizing what I wrote AND it required less typing. Just a thought.

    .....but, maybe you'd miss out on the "cool" factor.
    Last edited by Mickey; 02-21-2018, 09:03 AM.
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  • #2
    When u see me type
    KOEO
    or
    KOER

    It means "key on engine off" & "key on engine running"

    and "you" takes to long also
    3~ Tudor's & 1~ Coupe
    Henry Ford said,
    "It's all nuts and bolts"
    "Start by doing what's necessary; then do what's possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible."
    Mitch's Auto Service ctr
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    • Mickey
      #2.1
      Mickey commented
      02-19-2018, 12:00 PM
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      But if "key on engine on" is KOEO
      wouldn't "key off engine off" be KOEO OH Wait!.. no that won't work.
      How about EOKO " engine on key on" and EOKO no no that won't work either
      I got it! How about:
      KOAEIR "key on and engine is running" and
      KOAEINR "key on and engine is not running"
      But...what if I turn the key to off and it keeps running?
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    • Mitch
      #2.2
      Mitch commented
      02-19-2018, 12:08 PM
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      If you turn the key off and it keeps running replace the ignition switch HEHE
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    • Mickey
      #2.3
      Mickey commented
      02-19-2018, 12:19 PM
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      What you meant to say was...
      If U turn the KO and it keeps R replace the ignition switch.
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  • #3
    Hey, while I was a youngster in school, I was taught to spell.

    Use it or loose it!!
    You wana look waaay far up da road and plan yer route because the brakes are far more of a suggestion than a command!
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    • Mitch
      #3.1
      Mitch commented
      02-19-2018, 12:26 PM
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      u went to school?
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    • Mickey
      #3.2
      Mickey commented
      02-19-2018, 12:33 PM
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      Computers have ruined our ability to spell, punctuate, and do even rudimentary math in our heads. Don't even get me started on "auto correct"!
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    • Mitch
      #3.3
      Mitch commented
      02-19-2018, 01:09 PM
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      My kids were allowed to use calculators in school. If I was allowed to I might have passed math
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    We weren't allowed calculators till like 5th grade. They existed sure and we got to use the classroom ones so we know how to use them but test time no calculators. 3rd grade we had to learn times tables. I struggled with them more than I care to admit and the teacher said you don't expect to go everywhere with a calculator do you? Well now we do with cell phones haha.

    My spelling is awful when it comes to typing as it usually autocorrects everything I will admit that but usually read what I typed before I submit it.

    I dont think your going to get away from different names for things. Theres a wide range of age groups here and a wide range of local dialects.
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    • #5
      Originally posted by Mickey View Post
      Computers have ruined our ability to spell, punctuate, and do even rudimentary math in our heads. Don't even get me started on "auto correct"!
      The only thing you have to remember about "auto correct" is that Studebaker made the most "correct auto". Just compare this 1953 to any other.

      1953 Champion Starliner 2.jpg
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      • Mickey
        #5.1
        Mickey commented
        02-19-2018, 03:56 PM
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        Well we all know that a Studebaker is a bears favorite habitat.
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        Guest commented
        02-19-2018, 09:23 PM
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        Thumbs Up!​​​​​​​
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    • #6
      Know what SA DAD means?
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      • DaWizard
        #6.1
        DaWizard commented
        02-19-2018, 03:45 PM
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        Yes. But only because you use it so much and I asked Mitch.
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      • CarlG
        #6.2
        CarlG commented
        02-19-2018, 06:19 PM
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        I figured that one out myself.
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      • BILL WILLIAMSON
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        BILL WILLIAMSON commented
        02-19-2018, 06:49 PM
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        Reminds me, Son, Mitch & I had our 6 MONTHS' phone call! TOO much to tipe---LOL
        I WAKE up each morning by his BIG MUGSHOT, on my Desktop! He's a GREAT Son & has supported me through TRAUMAS Galore! He's sent me CASES of JET-FUEL Coffee, an OLD, Restored Sunnen Torque Wrench, "T" shirts, hoodies, if it gets COLD, shop Key Rings & surely I've left out something????---AND, he always asks how Buster T's doing.
        He's the same age as my Son, Gregg, that I lost, due to a SUDDEN Heart Attack, while sitting at his computator, sure miss him!
        KDad
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    • #7
      What's a 'calculator'?
      "Bullshit and Brilliance Comes with Age and Experience"
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      • #8
        Originally posted by Apple Green Wheels Rule View Post
        What's a 'calculator'?
        There's one that keeps calculating the national debt, and the numbers are spinning so fast it will make your head spin.
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        • DaWizard
          #8.1
          DaWizard commented
          02-19-2018, 06:19 PM
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          Heh, his head spins so fast he could probably read it!
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        Originally posted by Tom Wesenberg View Post

        There's one that keeps calculating the national debt, and the numbers are spinning so fast it will make your head spin.

        This was my calculator and my IPAD in grade school............

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        "Bullshit and Brilliance Comes with Age and Experience"
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        • BNCHIEF
          #9.1
          BNCHIEF commented
          02-20-2018, 09:18 AM
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          I thought I saw you in little house on the prairie.
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      • #10
        Originally posted by Apple Green Wheels Rule View Post
        filedata/fetch?id=62790&d=1558738416&type=thumb


        This was my calculator and my IPAD in grade school............
        Look at mister fancy and his chalk! Surprised you didnt use rocks and cave walls
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        • #11
          Originally posted by SeaSlugs View Post

          Look at mister fancy and his chalk! Surprised you didnt use rocks and cave walls
          Well, my great granddad did invent the wheel!!!!!
          "Bullshit and Brilliance Comes with Age and Experience"
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          • Mitch
            #11.1
            Mitch commented
            02-20-2018, 09:26 AM
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            And here I thought that was you. Did you know the first wheel invented was apple green
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          • SeaSlugs
            #11.2
            SeaSlugs commented
            02-20-2018, 09:40 AM
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            Was it made from jade?
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