Even the news “reporters” can’t spell !! Hingham Police arrested two drivers on Friday were found passed out at the wheel. In the first incident, an officer discovered a man asleep in the driver’s seat around 4:30 a.m. on Derby Street with his foot on the breaks and the car still in drive, police …

[image] db4690: I guess the millenials didn’t get the message . . . british automobiles aren’t known for reliability, doesn’t matter if it’s an suv, sedan, station wagon, convertible, roadster, etc. However, this also raises the following question: From which country does that ill-informed “…

[image] shadowfax: journalists who know nothing about cars write about them and start making wild statements Yes, the days of old pros–like Tom McCahill–are long gone, unfortunately. The latest issue of Hemmings Classic Car magazine has a nice (albeit too short) article about old Tom. Unti…

[image] BillRussell: In the first incident, an officer discovered a man asleep in the driver’s seat around 4:30 a.m. on Derby Street with his foot on the breaks and the car still in drive, police said. The officer pulled his car in front of the suspect’s vehicle to prevent it from rolling it for…

Boy do I miss Tom McCahill – Knew is stuff when it came to cars and was a great wit.

This kind of reminds me of a discussion I heard on the radio about the proper pronunciation of the Russian Capital Moscow. Some prominent news anchor insisting that there’s no “cow” in “Moscow”, it’s pronounced Mos-coe. And here I always thought that Москва́ is pronounced “mosk-va” accent on the…

I particularly like that quote about the 1957 Pontiac :yum:

[image] B.L.E: And here I always thought that Москва́ is pronounced “mosk-va” accent on the second syllable. And right You are. My neighbor is Russian and actually claims that there are at least a few cows in that city and they should be sent to the slaughterhouse NOW - as they are in a wr…

Like they say, I feel your pain. Drives me nuts too. Part of the issue I think is robots now compose news stories and not real humans. So not only do the editors not read the stuff, no actual person with a journalist degree reads them either.

[image] anon86613489: And right You are. My neighbor is Russian and actually claims that there are at least a few cows in that city and they should be sent to the slaughterhouse NOW - as they are in a wrong job.:innocent: There may not be a cow in Moscow but there is a moo in Москва́ if you …

Breaks or brakes?

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ok4450 August 13, 2017, 8:17pm 26

I can put up with improper grammar or spelling far easier than I can someone using Textese to converse with.

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Breaks or brakes?

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