Why "motor"
01-09-2008, 08:14 AM
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01-09-2008, 08:55 AM
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Main Entry: 1mo·tor
Pronunciation: \ˈmō-tər\
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin, from movēre to move
Date: 1586
1: one that imparts motion; specifically : prime mover
2: any of various power units that develop energy or impart motion: as a: a small compact engine b: internal combustion engine; especially : a gasoline engine c: a rotating machine that transforms electrical energy into mechanical energy
Isn't a steam engine an external combustion engine which would rightfully class it as an "engine" and not a motor?
Tomato - Mater
Potato - Tater
Different way of saying the same thing.
I don't know of one time that I called it a motor and someone didn't know what I was talking about.
01-09-2008, 11:32 AM
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01-09-2008, 12:03 PM
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01-09-2008, 03:20 PM
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its sarcasm ... its an abbreviated way of saying "oh yeah, as if i could care less about it." its like saying "oh yeah, of course," sarcastically - "i could care less."
01-09-2008, 03:38 PM
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I understand sarcasm but I don't understand what you mean...
"I could care less" -if you are talking to someone and want them to know you don't give a rats behind... THEN you should tell them "I couldn't care less" as in I care so little about this, it is impossible for me to care at all...
comprende?
"I could care less" -if you are talking to someone and want them to know you don't give a rats behind... THEN you should tell them "I couldn't care less" as in I care so little about this, it is impossible for me to care at all...
comprende?
01-09-2008, 06:07 PM
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This is a great topic! Sounds like we got us sum Rocket motoreers here at DTR. Or is it DVR for Diesel Vehicle Resource because isn't a pick-m-up truck really a vehicle and not a truck which would be classified as..................
01-09-2008, 06:30 PM
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I hate it when people dont understand that anything and nothing dont mean the same thing. Here in Texas there a tons of Mexicans that use one when the other should have been used. Like " That doesnt mean nothing to me."
01-09-2008, 07:45 PM
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Sheesh, several pages on this...You boy's don't wear yerself out,....
500 years from now Chief Engineer, Scottie, will be yellin' out to Captain Kirk,......"Coptin, ....I'm giviner all she's got, .....If we keep this up she's gonna blow!" So 500 years from now the term "she" will be acceptable as a motor or engine.
It's funny how words take different meanings throughout generations. Who would have ever thought the phrase that we all grew up with might be taken the wrong way. In the 70's when I was a kid it was acceptable to hear June Cleaver say "Ward, you were pretty hard on the ****** last night" (Leave it to Beaver show)
500 years from now Chief Engineer, Scottie, will be yellin' out to Captain Kirk,......"Coptin, ....I'm giviner all she's got, .....If we keep this up she's gonna blow!" So 500 years from now the term "she" will be acceptable as a motor or engine.
It's funny how words take different meanings throughout generations. Who would have ever thought the phrase that we all grew up with might be taken the wrong way. In the 70's when I was a kid it was acceptable to hear June Cleaver say "Ward, you were pretty hard on the ****** last night" (Leave it to Beaver show)
01-09-2008, 09:09 PM
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It's funny how words take different meanings throughout generations. Who would have ever thought the phrase that we all grew up with might be taken the wrong way. In the 70's when I was a kid it was acceptable to hear June Cleaver say "Ward, you were pretty hard on the ****** last night" (Leave it to Beaver show)
I am crackin' up here!!!! That is freakin' Hilarious!
Oh, and I know machinist and engine builders that call 'em motors....I gave up on this a while ago. It used to just bother the heck out of me, but I am kindof used to it.
However, sometimes I can't resist a smart A comment when I here "what size motor dat ting got init?" while refering to one of my projects. I also love from the redneck mechanics "dat a tree fitty chevy?" or "you got dat ting board out tirty o' foty over?" all the while spittin' backy on their own damned boots or down the front of their shirt!
