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Feb 20, 2022 | 09:40 PM

#21

msm07c6

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From: North TX

Quote:

Originally Posted by FatsWaller;

I'd say on a par with their, there, and they're, or your and you're. I didn't include 'yore' because I seldom see it used anywhere.

steal and steel?

Last edited by msm07c6; Feb 21, 2022 at 09:40 PM.

Feb 20, 2022 | 10:17 PM

#22

jbc1995fb

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From: San Antonio, TX

what about sale and sell? And of course there is also "Sail". LOL

Feb 21, 2022 | 10:52 AM

#23

C6ToGo

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From: Pearland / Houston Tx

Quote:

Originally Posted by FatsWaller

New words are added everyday..........not that I don't make enough of my own.

We all do it. BTW it should be "every day"

My pet peeve, that probably 95% of people do, is using THAT to refer to a person.

"I don't want to be the guy that corrects others' grammar"
or
"I don't want to be the guy who corrects others' grammar"

Feb 21, 2022 | 11:13 AM

#24

grinder11

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Quote:

Originally Posted by FatsWaller

Speaking of spell check, I fixed it for you.

Feb 21, 2022 | 11:15 AM

#25

grinder11

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Quote:

Originally Posted by JackDidley

Should that be pauge ??

again!!!

Feb 21, 2022 | 11:17 AM

#26

grinder11

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Quote:

Originally Posted by msm07c6

steal and steel?

Steal is for dealers, steel is for cranks. I'm not made of steel, but have been called an old crank!!

Feb 21, 2022 | 11:31 AM

#27

cgladish

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From: CONCORD CA.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dads2kconvertible

So your first post was incorrect. What you should have written was, "Only issue is GM chose the wrong variant."

as GM choose the variant ( GAGE ), they selected the correct variant ( as it appears to be the only variant offered ).
now to really blow your mind, take the word "EMPTY", remove the "E", you're left with "MPTY" ( pronounced as empty ). remove the "PY", leaving "MT" ( pronounced as empty ), remove the "MT", leaving nothing ( or empty ).
now, imagine what you'd be doing now, if the OP had not run low on fuel?