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fast_eddie_72
fast_eddie_72 SuperDork
4/4/12 7:47 p.m.
The0retical wrote:
bearmtnmartin wrote: Those are some pretty condescending replies I have to say. It's a customized pickup. Sold by an immigrant. What would he think about a Miata with an smallblock? Even if it was built by an english major.
I've got no problem with personal style preferences if you like suicide mounted lambo doors that make the woosh sound from Star Trek, starts fog rolling when they open, and ejects a thousand doves fly out into the sky, well good on you. It isn't my cup of tea but obviously there's a segment of society that likes that sort of thing, that is what makes car culture awesome. What I have an issue with is, from what I can decipher from the spew on the page, is that he wants to sell a truck, that he very much loves, so he can afford a tow truck. Awesome, entrepreneurial and knows that in order to raise the capital that he needs he'll have to make that sacrifice, however he is representing a fairly unique product. Reselling this type of vehicle isn't exactly like reselling a used 2000 Civic or a Toyota Camry. When you're representing something that amounts to a brand you should at least spell check the post otherwise you're only shooting yourself in the foot because prospective buyers need to decide if it is worth the time and expense to go look at it. For me the fact that you couldn't even be bothered to enable spell check on a post for the entirety of the internet to see, means that you probably do your oil and filter changes around the time that the manufacturer specifies give or take a couple thousand and maybe do the other preventative maintenance when time allows. I'm 27 and to me it exudes laziness. I've never accepted the excuse that language evolves over time and this is simply the next evolution of it. Despite how someone may feel about being a counter culture rebel at 16, it doesn't pay real well and you'll eventually need to integrate with the rest of society. Not having those basic skills makes that difficult. What do I know? There's probably several grammatical errors in the above text, but I at least made the effort to weed the obvious ones out so it makes a semblance of sense. Also I'm done ranting.

So, don't buy the truck.

DrBoost
DrBoost UberDork
4/4/12 7:48 p.m.
mad_machine wrote: not to get all grammer police... but really, do the people who post stuff on CL really not know how to spell?
CL listing said: i selling my truck 03 ford f250 107.00 milhes very very clean ,have lambo doors,have 20 wheels, tires is brand new ,have hid ligths have 4 tv dvd ,this truck is my baby and i have too sale because i want buy tow truck ..interesd please call 774-285-4151 tks

He is VERY accurate with his mileage. It is EXACTLY 107 miles, not 107.6. Heck, not even 107.61 miles but 107!!

poopshovel
poopshovel PowerDork
4/4/12 8:20 p.m.
The0retical wrote:
mad_machine wrote: I think the seller is just lazy in regards to this truck.. if that is the case, I would have to inspect it very carefully before I even considered buying it (Which I wouldn't as I am not in the market for a truck)
That's pretty much the roundabout point I was trying to get at . I probably should have posted that whole thing in the grammar Nazi thread rather than here. Txtspk simply irritates the bejesus out of me. To the point at hand. Wouldn't those lambo doors make getting in and out of the truck hard?

If you're going to be a grammar Nazi, you should probably try to suck less at writing. I'm no English professor, but you've got a pile of grammatical errors in your posts. "Spellcheck" can't help with lack of punctuation or your penchant for ending sentences with a preposition. You're not as smart as you think you are, and neither am I.

The0retical
The0retical Reader
4/5/12 9:03 a.m.
poopshovel wrote:
The0retical wrote:
mad_machine wrote: I think the seller is just lazy in regards to this truck.. if that is the case, I would have to inspect it very carefully before I even considered buying it (Which I wouldn't as I am not in the market for a truck)
That's pretty much the roundabout point I was trying to get at . I probably should have posted that whole thing in the grammar Nazi thread rather than here. Txtspk simply irritates the bejesus out of me. To the point at hand. Wouldn't those lambo doors make getting in and out of the truck hard?
If you're going to be a grammar Nazi, you should probably try to suck less at writing. I'm no English professor, but you've got a pile of grammatical errors in your posts. "Spellcheck" can't help with lack of punctuation or your penchant for ending sentences with a preposition. You're not as smart as you think you are, and neither am I.

You'd appreciate what Oxford and Merriam Webster have to say on the subject of ending sentences with prepositions.

http://oxforddictionaries.com/words/ending-sentences-with-prepositions

http://www.merriam-webster.com/video/0025-preposition.htm

You'll also notice there there is indeed a period behind the wink. That has something with the board formatting moved it all around and I didn't catch it.

I know my punctuation is more reflective of speech patterns than that of hard and fast rules of the English language. I do not have a single problem admitting that is the case. My initial point was that you should at the very least run a spell check so that prospective buyers do not need to translate the ad more than is necessary. I am not quite sure how it snowballed how I believe that the English language should be adhered to in its purest form and everyone should be an literary major. I'm sure as E36 M3 not.

irish44j
irish44j SuperDork
4/5/12 7:15 p.m.
The0retical wrote: What do I know? There's probably several grammatical errors in the above text,

You meant "There ARE probably several grammatical errors..." right?

The0retical
The0retical Reader
4/5/12 7:16 p.m.
irish44j wrote:
The0retical wrote: What do I know? There's probably several grammatical errors in the above text,
You meant "There ARE probably several grammatical errors..." right?

Exactly

wlkelley3
wlkelley3 Dork
4/5/12 8:00 p.m.

I'm no grammar nazi and definitely not an English major but I disagree with the thought that this person is an immigrant. I'm married to an immigrant, my wife is Korean and English is a second language for her. Although she speaks as much English as she wants too, her English writing skills have a lot to be desired and that is nothing like her writing. As for spellcheck, there are a lot of text editor/programs out that doesn't have spellcheck (here for example) and not everyone has or thinks to use a program like MS Word or equivalent to write/copy/paste. Besides the fact that all of us (me very much included) rely on spellcheck so much. Everytime I see this style of writing I think either too much texting or from the wrong side of the tracks (for lack of a more PC way to say it). The dropout rate I heard recently is ridiculously high but seeing that writing I wouldn't doubt it.

fast_eddie_72
fast_eddie_72 SuperDork
4/5/12 8:29 p.m.

Could be worse.

curtis73
curtis73 GRM+ Memberand SuperDork
4/5/12 11:40 p.m.

Looks like we're in the ghetto

jstand
jstand Reader
4/6/12 6:09 a.m.
914Driver wrote: When you're in a crowded construction site, the doors don't get dinged on the bulldozer. Silly question ....

Ah, I see...

I guess its my own bias that makes me think:

F250 = Work truck (or at least tow vehicle).

and 1/2 ton and smaller pickups would be more likely to be customized.

Wally
Wally GRM+ Memberand UltimaDork
4/6/12 6:37 a.m.
bearmtnmartin wrote: Also, he's buying a tow truck. Last time I checked, forward thinking upwardly mobile entrepreneurs did not identify that business sector as the path to eternal riches. Poorly educated immigrants however.........

The guy I used to work for got pretty rich with a few tow trucks. .

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