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What is the difference between break and brake as applies to a Spyder? And, does this make me the spelling police?
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Then again....
What about taking time out from something...I'm taking a break from nit picking.... but then english is not my first language...
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Originally Posted by pegasus1300
Yes it makes you the spelling police. Brake is what you do with right foot peddle as in " When I brake my Spyder it comes to a full stop"
Break is when you are not careful in taking off the wrap around plastic piece that goes under the trunk latch a one of the tabs snaps off. "It is easy to break off the plastic tabs if you are not careful"
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You just got busted! Peddle is to try to sell sonething. Pedal is a foot operated throttle, clutch or brake control on a motor vehicle.
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Originally Posted by SpyderAnn01
You just got busted! Peddle is to try to sell sonething. Pedal is a foot operated throttle, clutch or brake control on a motor vehicle.
You really need to move back east...……. Those west coast people are really having an effect on you...……..
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Originally Posted by Holly
You really need to move back east...……. Those west coast people are really having an effect on you...……..
Is that effect or affect?
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Hahaha.......a most enjoyable thread.....it has brightened my day significantly... It’s strange though.....I can’t recall ever seeing “brake” spelt “break” on the Aussie forums, only on the American ones. I wonder why
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Maybe those who step on the break are the same ones who seen something on the road?
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Originally Posted by SpyderAnn01
You just got busted! Peddle is to try to sell sonething. Pedal is a foot operated throttle, clutch or brake control on a motor vehicle.
Originally Posted by Chasinsparks
Could you please clarify "sonething"?
I learned how to type in high school and was quite good at it, I can not type on my phone though and I need to add a disclaimer that says “if something I typed doesn’t look right just replace the letters in question with the letter closest to it on the keyboard.
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Originally Posted by Peteoz
Hahaha.......a most enjoyable thread.....it has brightened my day significantly ... It’s strange though.....I can’t recall ever seeing “brake” spelt “break” on the Aussie forums, only on the American ones. I wonder why
Pete
In the US we say “spelled” not “spelt”.
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isn't Spelt a small fish?? Oh no that's smelt, liek this thread, smelt something something strange Ah drat, I gotta go mow my lawn.
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Ha ha trust me I'm the worst and rarely ever proofread before hitting the send button. Sometimes my text look like a new take on morse code.
Originally Posted by SpyderAnn01
I learned how to type in high school and was quite good at it, I can not type on my phone though and I need to add a disclaimer that says “if something I typed doesn’t look right just replace the letters in question with the letter closest to it on the keyboard.
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A learning moment. Thanks to Google.
Spelt, past participle of spell.
also
Spelt, also known as dinkel wheat.
PS: WTH is a participle?
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