Posted by Inno on June 21, 2011 at 11:06:34 from (70.54.184.7):
In Reply to: OT- usage of words posted by greenbeanman in Kansas on June 21, 2011 at 06:15:29:
coloken said: (quoted from post at 10:36:09 06/21/11) Mike, I once got a great deal on E-bay when I accidentally misspelled the name on search. For months I tried that on other things but never made a hit again,
There is a website devoted to misspelled items on E-Bay it's called ebooboos.com. It will actually search out commonly misspelled items for you. I've never had any luck with it.
Back to the original topic
Crank - to rotate the engine whether using a crank handle or electric starter
Turn over - Same as Crank
Start - when the engine starts to rotate by itself without the use of a crank or starter
Fire - the occasional pop that results from cranking the engine, generally you might hear a few of these before an engine actually starts
That's how I've always though of it and it seems many of you agree. I don't think it's a regional thing in this case as I have heard many people locally say it wrong too. I think it's a lack of knowledge of how an internal combustion engine works rather than a colloquialism (look that one up!).
:D
I'm on the border with Minnesota and they say us Canucks have an accent............Uff Da! lol
This post was edited by Inno at 11:07:57 06/21/11.
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