CarNut Phraseology Conundrums - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

MuseChaser · 08-09-2016, 02:30 PM

Why do so many folks say...

"How is the fitment?" or "The fitment is good" instead of "Does it fit?" or "It fits."

"I'm running a GoNadipus Rex Shift Knob with Alpaca Nubbies" instead of "I have a ..."

In other words, add or create unnecessary words that may or may not be used accurately just to pad the letter count...

AND THEN turn around and say .....

"Official Bazooka Install thread".... when "install" is a verb, not a noun. The word is "Installation." Granted, "install" is shorter, but we don't seem to care about that in the previous examples.

'Splain the fitment of these word installs to me, please? I be much happy if some one peoples be helper.

FX86 · 08-09-2016, 02:40 PM

fo sho dats cuz dey ignint...shuda gotz dat edumacation

Tcoat · 08-09-2016, 03:01 PM

Some of these words bug the hell out of me until I give myself a kick for being hypocritical.
For decades I called all non stock wheels "mags" and didn't think anything of it since so did the rest of the car community.

For years I called wheels "rims" and didn't think anything of it because so did the rest of the car community.

I am sure there were dozens of other words and phrases we used that were totally wrong for the context we used them in as well. Many were abbreviations though so I guess that counts for something.

"Fitment" still bugs the crap out of me though since it seems totally made up to sound informed and knowledgeable when in fact it is not real a word in that context at all.

Special_K · 08-09-2016, 03:39 PM

Is this your first car forum?!?!?!? This is hands down the most literate bunch of car enthusiasts I have ever come across!.. Go check out any Honda forum and I bet you'll change your tune.

IceFyre13th · 08-09-2016, 04:41 PM

IT'S an ENGINE, not a F'n motor

Tcoat · 08-09-2016, 05:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by IceFyre13th

IT'S an ENGINE, not a F'n motor

I hear that all the time. A "motor" is electric.

Wrong:

mo·tor.

[ˈmōdər]

NOUN

1.a machine, especially one powered by electricity or internal combustion, that supplies motive power for a vehicle or for some other device with moving parts.

en·gine.

[ˈenjən]

NOUN

1.a machine with moving parts that converts power into motion.

synonyms: motor · machine · mechanism · jet · turbojet · turboprop

They are the same thing.

Captain Snooze · 08-09-2016, 05:48 PM

Oh pedants of the world rejoice
This is a car forum;there is no choice
Words are used whatever they mean
I am going to rant and vent my spleen.

Tcoat · 08-09-2016, 05:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Captain Snooze

Oh pedants of the world rejoice
This is a car forum;there is no choice
Words are used whatever they mean
I am going to rant and vent my spleen.

Hey! Go into a tire place and tell Bubba you need a rim job right away and see how important proper terms are!!!!

themadscientist · 08-10-2016, 07:04 AM

Maybe because bros be like.

Teseo · 08-10-2016, 07:15 AM

I dont know english, so i dont care. I 'd like to think petrolhead have their own dialect

Boomerang · 08-10-2016, 07:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Captain Snooze

Oh pedants of the world rejoice
This is a car forum;there is no choice
Words are used whatever they mean
I am going to rant and vent my spleen.

'Tis the dialect of youth that dictates the now,
Forever changing as growth does allow,
The complex nature of embossing simplicity,
Creates large webs of popular complexity,
Which will be endorsed, nurtured and encouraged,
For the benefit of the emotionally discouraged,
Thus embrace or abject,
New notions of grapholect,
But remember this is a public car forum,
So keep it related to all thing petroleum.

Tcoat · 08-10-2016, 09:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Captain Snooze

Oh pedants of the world rejoice
This is a car forum;there is no choice
Words are used whatever they mean
I am going to rant and vent my spleen.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Boomerang

'Tis the dialect of youth that dictates the now,
Forever changing as growth does allow,
The complex nature of embossing simplicity,
Creates large webs of popular complexity,
Which will be endorsed, nurtured and encouraged,
For the benefit of the emotionally discouraged,
Thus embrace or abject,
New notions of grapholect,
But remember this is a public car forum,
So keep it related to all thing petroleum.

Boomerang · 08-10-2016, 09:40 AM

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MuseChaser · 08-10-2016, 10:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Special_K

Is this your first car forum?!?!?!? This is hands down the most literate bunch of car enthusiasts I have ever come across!.. Go check out any Honda forum and I bet you'll change your tune.

No, not by a long shot. Brickboard.com (primarily the volvo 240 portion) was a long-time habitat of mine until I parted ways w/ my two 240s, and the folks there were quite literate. My tune remains... lol... although you're right, I've seen similar butchering of the language at other (Mazda primarily) racing enthusiast sites. Haven't spent any time on Honda-specific sites.

08-09-2016, 02:30 PM	#1
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08-09-2016, 03:01 PM	#3
Tcoat Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Drives: 2020 Hakone Location: London, Ont Posts: 69,845 Thanks: 61,656 Thanked 108,286 Times in 46,456 Posts Mentioned: 2495 Post(s) Tagged: 50 Thread(s)	Some of these words bug the hell out of me until I give myself a kick for being hypocritical. For decades I called all non stock wheels "mags" and didn't think anything of it since so did the rest of the car community. For years I called wheels "rims" and didn't think anything of it because so did the rest of the car community. I am sure there were dozens of other words and phrases we used that were totally wrong for the context we used them in as well. Many were abbreviations though so I guess that counts for something. "Fitment" still bugs the crap out of me though since it seems totally made up to sound informed and knowledgeable when in fact it is not real a word in that context at all. __________________ Racecar spelled backwards is Racecar, because Racecar.

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Special_K Bannéd Join Date: Oct 2013 Drives: 2013 DGM BRZ Location: WA Posts: 1,424 Thanks: 1,671 Thanked 2,077 Times in 911 Posts Mentioned: 19 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	Is this your first car forum?!?!?!? This is hands down the most literate bunch of car enthusiasts I have ever come across!.. Go check out any Honda forum and I bet you'll change your tune. __________________ The fascinating thing about my signature is that by the time you realize that it is of no importance, it will also be too late to stop reading it. Good luck getting those five seconds of your life back.

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