Author Topic: What does "for sell" actually mean? (Read 10119 times)

Italianmotofest · « **Reply #30 on:** July 10, 2018, 07:54:26 AM »

A motorcycle.

An awful lot of motorcycles.

And then there were no motorcycles.

A, An & And.

No one seems to use these correctly anymore.

Bill

guzzisteve · « **Reply #31 on:** July 10, 2018, 08:48:33 AM »

Teachers didn't show them spellcheck.

Two Checks · « **Reply #32 on:** July 10, 2018, 10:10:11 AM »

Quote from: LowRyter on July 09, 2018, 08:03:49 PM

I am a Cardinal fan...............

I am a Cardinals fan, also.

Zoom Zoom · « **Reply #33 on:** July 10, 2018, 01:06:15 PM »

Quote from: Daleroso on July 09, 2018, 11:22:56 PM

It's not just TN/NC/GA AJ. It's the public school system & a lowering of standards across society. Ever see e-mails & texts fm mgmt & executives with lousy grammar, spelling & punctuation? After questioning several of them fm dif sources & locations & being told the same thing I stopped. "You know what it meant." Most often with a condescending or threatening tone.
I ain't perfect. Sometimes it's flustrating two. I could care less & FYI my birfday is on Valentimes day.

We had a boss some time ago that issued an email regarding the latters in the central office. I don't recall the nature of the message, but the CO guys labeled every ladder with latter #1, latter #2, etc. They did this with a solder gun so it was permanent.

What really bugs me is when the people deciding on the proper pronunciation of things decides it is ok to pronounce it incorrectly on the premise that most people say it that way! I'm uncertain who "they" are. Dictionary publishers, or gubment, or ???????

Nuclear is New Clear, not New Cu Lar, but guess what, our education system says it is ok to pronounce it that way.

Oh well, no doubt there are many more examples of how we have allowed the language to get botched up.

John Henry

Wildguzzi.com · « **Reply #33 on:** July 10, 2018, 01:06:15 PM »

rocker59 · « **Reply #34 on:** July 10, 2018, 02:12:54 PM »

Quote from: Shorty on July 09, 2018, 07:35:33 PM

It means they are from Sand Springs.......

Say-and-Sprangs!

Some mighty-fine go-go gals from over there. And that's all I'm gonna say about that...

rocker59 · « **Reply #35 on:** July 10, 2018, 02:16:09 PM »

Quote from: Zoom Zoom on July 10, 2018, 01:06:15 PM

Nuclear is New Clear, not New Cu Lar, but guess what, our education system says it is ok to pronounce it that way.

Or "new-clar".

Our 39th President says "New-Cue-Lur", so I guess there is some dissent on this one.

Huzo · « **Reply #36 on:** July 10, 2018, 02:50:36 PM »

Quote from: AJ Huff on July 09, 2018, 05:56:51 PM

That's standard English in the corner of TN/NC/GA I lived in. Not typos. People say it out loud, not just in print. So I say it has a regional context.

-AJ

Y'all neverr did go fur all that fancy book learnin'...

Nic in Western NYS · « **Reply #37 on:** July 10, 2018, 02:51:31 PM »

Quote from: Lannis on July 09, 2018, 10:43:54 PM

"alright" - "all right"

Even Joyce and Twain thought it all right to use alright. So alright is alright for me.

Huzo · « **Reply #38 on:** July 10, 2018, 02:52:57 PM »

Quote from: LowRyter on July 09, 2018, 08:03:49 PM

I am a Cardinal fan...............

So am I.
Very nice Cessna with good view past the leading edge from command seat.

Huzo · « **Reply #39 on:** July 10, 2018, 03:03:25 PM »

Quote from: Daleroso on July 09, 2018, 11:22:56 PM

It's not just TN/NC/GA AJ. It's the public school system & a lowering of standards across society. Ever see e-mails & texts fm mgmt & executives with lousy grammar, spelling & punctuation? After questioning several of them fm dif sources & locations & being told the same thing I stopped. "You know what it meant." Most often with a condescending or threatening tone.
I ain't perfect. Sometimes it's flustrating two. I could care less & FYI my birfday is on Valentimes day.

So if you "could care less" does that mean you could possibly hold a level of care lower than you currently do ?
I'd have thought, if you currently hold the lowest level of care possible for you, then the statement would be..
"I COULDN'T care less"
Some things bug me, like..
"Irregardless" (a double negative) My Guzzi has a flat tyre (tire), but I'm going to ride it regardless ,
(I have no regard for the fact that the tyre is flat)
So..
If I say that I'm going to ride it irregardless, then I presumably am saying that I have no regard for the fact that, I have no regard for the fact that my tyre is flat..
So therefore I'm NOT going for a ride...!!!?
Clearly a nonsensical notion...

Two Checks · « **Reply #40 on:** July 10, 2018, 03:13:52 PM »

What? No one has mentioned Motor Guhzee or Moto Goozee yet?

Huzo · « **Reply #41 on:** July 10, 2018, 03:24:12 PM »

"Highly inflammable"
"Flammable" suggests will burst into flames at the drop of a hat..
Inflammable suggests that substance will not support combustion, so..
Highly inflammable means very little chance of combustion.
That's a little concerning when I see it on an avgas bowser..!

PJPR01 · « **Reply #42 on:** July 10, 2018, 04:31:49 PM »

Often heard also is when someone says they bought a house from a Re LA tor - instead of a REAL TOR...even real estate agents make the same mistake.

nc43bsa · « **Reply #43 on:** July 10, 2018, 08:52:59 PM »

The latest bug in my ass is Fentanyl being pronounced Fentanol.

oldbike54 · « **Reply #44 on:** July 10, 2018, 09:16:15 PM »

Dangerou skee pa way .

One question , is there going to be a test ?

One observation . Some of the smartest people can't spell and sometimes confuse sell/sale , there/their/they're , and try reading Chaucer in the original text . He would spell the same word three different ways in a couple of pages .

Dusty

Tom H · « **Reply #45 on:** July 10, 2018, 09:40:33 PM »

Quote from: Huzo on July 10, 2018, 03:24:12 PM

"Highly inflammable"
"Flammable" suggests will burst into flames at the drop of a hat..
Inflammable suggests that substance will not support combustion, so..
Highly inflammable means very little chance of combustion.
That's a little concerning when I see it on an avgas bowser..!

I agree!!

Also: Nuk le er reaction.

IMHO,
Tom

Triple Jim · « **Reply #46 on:** July 10, 2018, 10:21:28 PM »

I've notice the sell-sale confusion. In the south, the accent can make these two words sound very similar, so it wouldn't be hard to get them mixed up.

My southern mother-in-law insists that "pen" and "pin" should be pronounced exactly the same.

oldbike54 · « **Reply #47 on:** July 10, 2018, 10:32:45 PM »

Quote from: Triple Jim on July 10, 2018, 10:21:28 PM

I've notice the sell-sale confusion. In the south, the accent can make these two words sound very similar, so it wouldn't be hard to get them mixed up.

My southern mother-in-law insists that "pen" and "pin" should be pronounced exactly the same.

So how do you pronounce those two words Jim ?

Dusty

Triple Jim · « **Reply #48 on:** July 10, 2018, 11:36:09 PM »

Which two?

oldbike54 · « **Reply #49 on:** July 11, 2018, 12:07:05 AM »

Quote from: Triple Jim on July 10, 2018, 11:36:09 PM

Which two?

The two your MIL thinks should be pronounced the same . Yeah , I know short E short I , pehn , pin , but I've never actually heard anyone but a Brit say "pehn" .

Dusty

Nic in Western NYS · « **Reply #50 on:** July 11, 2018, 05:17:21 AM »

Sit and set can be used interchangeably in some Southern dialects. American English isn't one thing.

jas67 · « **Reply #51 on:** July 11, 2018, 05:27:04 AM »

Quote from: Daleroso on July 09, 2018, 11:41:33 PM

Yeah.....happy it does not me make!

Denis · « **Reply #52 on:** July 11, 2018, 07:09:52 AM »

Several times I've seen motorcycle "helments" for sale also.

cloudbase · « **Reply #53 on:** July 11, 2018, 08:10:54 AM »

Actually, flammable and inflammable are the same. If it won't burn, it's non flammable.

Triple Jim · « **Reply #54 on:** July 11, 2018, 08:28:44 AM »

Quote from: oldbike54 on July 11, 2018, 12:07:05 AM

The two your MIL thinks should be pronounced the same . Yeah , I know short E short I , pehn , pin , but I've never actually heard anyone but a Brit say "pehn" .

Where I grew up, in the DC area, the difference was clear between the short e and short i. Same for anywhere I've been in the northeast and Canada. My friends in New Mexico as well, as I'm pretty sure Californians do. I had the impression that it was only the areas that make them into two syllable words that sometimes confuse the sounds. Something close to "pee-in" for both. Even here in NC, I would say the majority of people say the two words differently, but now you'll have me listening. :)

Zoom Zoom · « **Reply #55 on:** July 11, 2018, 08:39:42 AM »

Quote from: rocker59 on July 10, 2018, 02:16:09 PM

Or "new-clar".

Our 39th President says "New-Cue-Lur", so I guess there is some dissent on this one.

Yes, scary isn't it! The people leading our country can't even use or pronounce words correctly, and he isn't the only one either.

I'm by no means a master of the English language, but I try.

John Henry

oldbike54 · « **Reply #56 on:** July 11, 2018, 09:38:15 AM »

Some mispronunciations or alternate pronunciations are either regional variations or due to difficulty some of us experience forming certain sounds . IE , for MID able VS FOR mid able , I have a hard time pronouncing the word the American way so I say it the way the Brits do , accent on the second syllable , and while nuclear isn't problematic for me , it might be that some folks simply have a hard time forming the sounds required in saying nuclear . My ex-wife had a vocabulary in the 50,000 word range and has written extensively, but being from SW Oklahoma and NW Texas there were some words she pronounced in a somewhat unique way. She knew their definition , and could almost invariably give the etymology of any word she used , but she had a different way of pronouncing etymology that I can't duplicate. David W, one of our core Guzzi family members says the word Guzzi in a way that is unique because he has a Northern Louisiana accent , that is simply the only way he can say the word .

I am curious , do any of you who have never met me think you have a clue how I might sound in person? Do I sound like a country boy from Oklahoma ,or a city boy ? Just because I can spell and employ a large number of words and usually know their definition , is there any chance I sound like a complete Rube in person? Or might I sound like a professor of rhetoric ?

Dusty

AJ Huff · « **Reply #57 on:** July 11, 2018, 09:39:31 AM »

In the South it isn't pin or pen, it's pin or ink pen, no one says pen, always ink pen. That's how they avoid confusion.

-AJ

RinkRat II · « **Reply #58 on:** July 11, 2018, 09:51:03 AM »

I am curious , do any of you who have never met me think you have a clue how I might sound in person ? Do I sound like a country boy from Oklahoma ,or a city boy ? Just because I can spell and employ a large number of words and usually know their definition , is there any chance I sound like a complete Rube in person ? Or might I sound like a professor of rhetoric ?

In asking that question , why does this gentleman come to mind?

:evil:Paul B

Zoom Zoom · « **Reply #59 on:** July 11, 2018, 10:12:40 AM »

The wheels on the bus go round and round.............

Look over their. There standing by the bus................ ........

John Henry

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