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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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    Quote Originally Posted by oldguyinCT View Post
    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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    Quote Originally Posted by oldguyinCT View Post
    What is the difference between break and brake as applies to a Spyder? And, does this make me the spelling police?
    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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    Don't be so sparky.
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    Post this one every one in a while: it'll make you feel better!


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    The spelling police usually are alive and well on solw days.

    Gave up my break. Went for an 80 mile ride today. Time to put the brakes on my post.

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    Default 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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    Quote Originally Posted by pegasus1300 View Post
    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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    Break your Brakes and tell me how that goes. I'm taking a break from bad brakes, ordering new rotors and pads just for the upgrades since I stomp on my brakes so hard so often....
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    Quote Originally Posted by SpyderAnn01 View Post
    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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    Quote Originally Posted by oldguyinCT View Post
    What is the difference between break and brake as applies to a Spyder? And, does this make me the spelling police?
    Its only important when doing a search for brakes or is that breaks
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    Quote Originally Posted by Holly View Post
    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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    Quote Originally Posted by oldguyinCT View Post
    What is the difference between break and brake as applies to a Spyder? And, does this make me the spelling police?
    You can break the brake but you cannot brake the break.

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    Could you please clarify "sonething"?



    Quote Originally Posted by SpyderAnn01 View Post
    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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    Good one Bob! I knew I could count on you to break out something good. I'm lovin' the the direction this thread is taking. Or is the direction taking this thread? OK, now my head is starting to hurt. Maybe I broke something, and it wasn't a horse.
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    Your mettle may have to be as strong as metal to survive this thread!
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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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    Quote Originally Posted by DGoebel View Post
    Break your Brakes and tell me how that goes. I'm taking a break from bad brakes, ordering new rotors and pads just for the upgrades since I stomp on my brakes so hard so often....
    Break your brakes, and you can get busted!
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    Quote Originally Posted by SpyderAnn01 View Post
    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.
    Quote Originally Posted by Chasinsparks View Post
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    Quote Originally Posted by Peteoz View Post
    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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    But he isn't...
    So I guess that it's okay!
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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.

    Quote Originally Posted by SpyderAnn01 View Post
    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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