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Okay,call me a grammer Nazi,but I have serious trepidation about purchasing a motor vehicle from someone who can't spell or complete a sentence, or has no working knowledge of the English language.

Maybe it's just me,but I can't seriously consider any ad for a car with a "posse" rear end or a "3/4 cam" with a "stall" converter, "solid,no rust,except the quarters,trunk,fenders and floors",etc.,etc...

...and how many people can rebuild an engine without even leaving a fingerprint in the inch of crud covering them?


Just venting,let's hear your "stoopidist" car ad story,and if you bought it,tell us how it turned out!
 
So people who aren't book smart cant be mechanically inclined ?
 
It wasn't the spelling in this ad that caught my attention, but this "Mopar" guy thinks a 360 is a big block!
 

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"Wow! Tough crowd! I'm gonna be drinking early today!"
 
KnuckleDuster said:
Okay,call me a grammer Nazi,but I have serious trepidation about purchasing a motor vehicle from someone who can't spell or complete a sentence, or has no working knowledge of the English language.

Maybe it's just me,but I can't seriously consider any ad for a car with a "posse" rear end or a "3/4 cam" with a "stall" converter, "solid,no rust,except the quarters,trunk,fenders and floors",etc.,etc...

...and how many people can rebuild an engine without even leaving a fingerprint in the inch of crud covering them?


Just venting,let's hear your "stoopidist" car ad story,and if you bought it,tell us how it turned out!
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I kinda feel the same way, but then I have known people who practically couldn't spell thier own name, that have built some nice cars.
I totally get the vent though.
The ones I ignore are the ones that don't even have the facts about the car right. (year, model, and such)




70aarcuda said:
what are you selling?
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I was wondering who was going to come up with this one. :D
 
KnuckleDuster said:
Okay,call me a grammer Nazi,but I have serious trepidation about purchasing a motor vehicle from someone who can't spell or complete a sentence, or has no working knowledge of the English language.
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Spelling doesn't bother me. I can usually interpret what's being said.

That being said, my dad can't spell for ****. But give him something mechanical and watch him go to work.

Maybe it's just me,but I can't seriously consider any ad for a car with a "posse" rear end or a "3/4 cam" with a "stall" converter, "solid,no rust,except the quarters,trunk,fenders and floors",etc.,etc...
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I agree and disagree with you on this one. Once upon a time you'd walk into your local speed shop and get a 3/4 or "full race" cam.

This day and age, though, if you're building the car, there's no reason not to know cam specs or what the stall rpm is on the car. If you bought the car from someone and have no idea, 3/4 has become a generic term for bigger than stock.

...and how many people can rebuild an engine without even leaving a fingerprint in the inch of crud covering them?
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I had a boss one time who sweared he could work on a car covered in grease/oil/crap and never get any on him. I was changing the steering link on a 944 when he made this statement. The car had serious oil leaks and you have to bear hug the cradle to change the link. I handed him the wrench in my hand and told him to go to work.


Just venting,let's hear your "stoopidist" car ad story
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Too many to list. Most of 'em off craigslist.
 
Some of the best mechanics I ever knew couldn't spell worth a crap. I have made some great buys from people that can't spell. Personally I won't stereotype them because a lack of spelling or grammar. Rust free but only has rust is a different story. Just because someone calls a 360 a big block won't keep me from looking at a car either. People that stereotype can keep right on passing the good deals so I have a chance to buy them.
 
Definitely.

Those of us for whom spelling and grammar comes naturally must understand some people's brains are just wired differently. Others may have been raised in circumstances where they missed out on proper education.

This describes one of my best friends who was neglected at an early age. The coping skills some of these individuals develop is amazing. You can't judge a person's character based on language skills. I would let the car do the talking.
 
Also it doesn't hurt us to show some compassion towards people like the seller, often they are unfairly judged and have been called stupid at school or treated as second-class citizens at the workplace, and are ridiculed in general.
 
I won't respond to the OP. my hair is standing on end. lol
 
I once had a volunteer job printing name badges for visitors. One guy handed it back saying I spelled his name incorrectly. I pulled the handwritten application that he filled out and handed to me and matched it to the badge I printed and guess what - the guy misspelled his own name but didn't know it until he saw it in print! I asked him who filled out the application and he admitted it was him.

That's the kind of guy from whom I would stay away!
 
Would I buy the car ? Absolutely, if it was what I was looking for and was priced right.Does it bug the crap out of me to try to read anything when every other word is misspelled and punctuation is non existent? Yes. I am trying hard not to let that bother me like it used to. A lot of people who can't construct a sentence are way better mechanically than I am so who am I to judge.
 
While spelling errors and gross grammatical errors can be somewhat annoying, I certainly would not shy away from dealing with someone. Some of the nicest people I have met can't spell or write worth a damn.

I would be more focused on the details of what is being sold.
 
goldfish65 said:
Also it doesn't hurt us to show some compassion towards people like the seller, often they are unfairly judged and have been called stupid at school or treated as second-class citizens at the workplace, and are ridiculed in general.
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thank you for this post :sad5:
 
I don't see how a person's inability to spell makes then unscrupulous. Also, I don't see how making a thread making fun of them about it is productive. We are all ignorant about something, so to that end I show you this.

http://www.tildentechnologies.com/Cams/Take_34Race.html

Obviously, you never heard about a man named Ed Winfield, or you would have never referred to the 3/4 cam in a joking manner. It was a real grind. There was 1/2 race cam and a full race cam. Ed Winfield saw the need for something in between and the 3/4 race cam was born. When parts men actually knew what they were doing and used books, there were 3/4 grinds in every manufacturers camshaft catalog. Every maker had their own version. I even had a Crower camshaft box for years that had "3/4 Grind" printed right on the end. It eventually fell apart.

I wouldn't go as far as callin you a grammar Nazi, but it wouldn't kill you to lighten up some.
 
Like it or not, most of the time your first impression, whether yours, or someone else's about you is made from the way you speak. Whether it's fair or not is irrelevant, it's simply human nature. People automatically make certain assumptions (rightly or wrongly) based on grammar, syntax, pronunciation, vocabulary, and even regional dialect.
We all do it, it's not unique to any group of people, and those who deny doing it are fooling themselves, or lying.

Back in college, we did a blind study, and questionnaire on prejudices. Nothing earth shaking, just the little benign prejudices that people unwittingly have on everything from southern drawls to Spanish accents, to people who speak with food or gum in their mouths. Without a long drawn out description of the parameters, details,and other such information, suffice to say that most of us were surprised to find that it's a natural reaction for us to draw a conclusion based on our first contact with some one, even though it's politically incorrect to do so, and admit it.

In each occasion, no matter how benign the "differences" there were, an immediate opinion formed, most of us never even realized we were doing so, until we had to honestly rate our own reactions, and thoughts. lol

Fact is, whether the "judgement was positive or negative, good or bad, everyone drew a conclusion accurately or inaccurately about first impressions of strangers.
 
Frankie said:
Fact is, whether the "judgement was positive or negative, good or bad, everyone drew a conclusion accurately or inaccurately about first impressions of strangers.
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And that includes you and me on the people being judged. Something very few people think about.

My voice is a commanding baritone. I've had people tell me on more than one occasion that there's authority in my voice. I've had more than a few people tell me I should be doing voice acting for commercials, etc.

But put me on low quality voice recorders like voice mail or answering machines and my voice sounds like I'm a blooming idiot. I think about that every time I have to make first contact on the phone with someone with whom I'm doing business.
 
Oklacarcollecto said:
Some of the best mechanics I ever knew couldn't spell worth a crap. I have made some great buys from people that can't spell. Personally I won't stereotype them because a lack of spelling or grammar. Rust free but only has rust is a different story. Just because someone calls a 360 a big block won't keep me from looking at a car either. People that stereotype can keep right on passing the good deals so I have a chance to buy them.
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hell yes :thumblef:
 
ramenth said:
And that includes you and me on the people being judged. Something very few people think about.

My voice is a commanding baritone. I've had people tell me on more than one occasion that there's authority in my voice. I've had more than a few people tell me I should be doing voice acting for commercials, etc.

But put me on low quality voice recorders like voice mail or answering machines and my voice sounds like I'm a blooming idiot. I think about that every time I have to make first contact on the phone with someone with whom I'm doing business.
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lmao... It's that NY twang. lol It's different from a NYC or Jersey City accent, but, you can still pretty much peg where you're from.
I've lived in the South for 37 years, now, and I don't have a southern drawl, evidently I don't have my NJ accent any longer, because when I go to NJ, people ask me where I'm from, lol.
 
LOL @ AdamR.........I agree & sending prayers for this thread right now :prayer: :smile:
 
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