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Tue Jul 12, 2022 8:50 am

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fitment

for some reason people always throw this word around and its confusing because they mean to say 'fit' saying 'fitment' doesnt make you sound like an authority. it makes you sound like a british person referring to furniture, or someone talking about wheels. you can say ' check the fit of the alternator before you install it' and it means what youre trying to say. saying 'check the fitment of the alternator before you install it.' means check the alternators fixed furnishings before you install it. simple is better.

Tue Jul 12, 2022 10:35 am

Simple is better sometimes. Sometimes I pee outside.

Tue Jul 12, 2022 10:56 am

Sounds like George Carlin's rant on extra words (about 30 seconds in):

Tue Jul 12, 2022 11:48 am

he nailed exactly what i was thinking when i posted this. yes!

Wed Jul 13, 2022 11:01 am

outcaststudios wrote: or someone talking about wheels.

This is where I see it...a lot. I'm very much into JDM stuff and I saw the word first from European dudes talking about wheel to wheel opening clearances. It has kind of taken on a new meaning vs it's original in that regard. Just about everybody uses it now, in that respect. I've yet to see it used when installing anything but wheels though.

Wed Jul 13, 2022 2:27 pm

Until Americans master the bait of Oxford commas, we will always appear to be wankers, plonkers, and tossers; totally lacking verve, elan, and panache.

Wed Jul 13, 2022 3:22 pm

i am a firm believer in the oxford comma, though i never knew i had verve, elan, and/or panache.

as to wankers, plonkers, and tossers, aren’t they all a bunch of jerk-offs?

Wed Jul 13, 2022 4:11 pm

dodger tom wrote: i am a firm believer in the oxford comma

...though apparently not capitalization.

;-)

Wed Jul 13, 2022 4:14 pm

Long-roofs wrote: Sometimes I pee outside.

I pee outside nearly every time. wait what?

Thu Jul 14, 2022 9:11 am

KTPhil wrote: dodger tom wrote: i am a firm believer in the oxford comma

...though apparently not capitalization.

;-)

too tRue. just saving key strokes.

Fri Jul 15, 2022 4:39 pm

In the auto world fitment is a nuance describing not just physical fitting, but pulley, electrical connectors , etc are all correct.

Bolting in a part that physically fits is only the start.

Sat Jul 16, 2022 8:19 am

outcaststudios wrote: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fitment

someone talking about wheels.

Or using the word 'rims' when talking about wheels. Not the same thing.

And don't me started on apostrophes where they don't belong. haha

Sat Jul 16, 2022 9:47 am

scottyrocks wrote: outcaststudios wrote: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fitment

someone talking about wheels.

And don't me started on apostrophes where they don't belong. haha

And people that leave word's out sentence's :D
(I do that all the time too, typing too fast)

Fri Aug 05, 2022 10:00 am

'I' never said he stole the money.
i 'NEVER' said he stole the money.
i never 'SAID' he stole the money.
i never said 'HE' stole the money.
i never said he 'STOLE' the money.
i never said he stole 'THE' money,
i never said he stole the 'MONEY'.

It is all in what word the emphasis is put on.

Tue Aug 30, 2022 5:40 am

chickengeorge wrote: outcaststudios wrote: or someone talking about wheels.

This is where I see it...a lot. I'm very much into JDM stuff and I saw the word first from European dudes talking about wheel to wheel opening clearances. It has kind of taken on a new meaning vs it's original in that regard. Just about everybody uses it now, in that respect. I've yet to see it used when installing anything but wheels though.

Then there’s the “fitment” crews,

Tue Aug 30, 2022 7:35 am

EverettB wrote: scottyrocks wrote: outcaststudios wrote: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fitment

someone talking about wheels.

And don't me started on apostrophes where they don't belong. haha

And people that leave word's out sentence's :D
(I do that all the time too, typing too fast)

I when that happens.

Tue Aug 30, 2022 7:44 am

SGKent wrote: 'I' never said he stole the money.
i 'NEVER' said he stole the money.
i never 'SAID' he stole the money.
i never said 'HE' stole the money.
i never said he 'STOLE' the money.
i never said he stole 'THE' money,
i never said he stole the 'MONEY'.

It is all in what word the emphasis is put on.

and now there's - i NeVeR sAiD hE sToLe ThE mOnEy

Tue Aug 30, 2022 8:32 am

TDCTDI wrote: Then there’s the “fitment” crews,

That's not a fitment, that's an example of poor judgement/stupidity/lack of common sense/a host of other things, put the name on it that suits you, instigated by some mechanically inept bozo and driven by a crowd of mindless fad followers.

Go ahead, ask me how I feel! I dare you! :P

Tue Aug 30, 2022 10:01 am

oprn wrote:
That's not a fitment, that's an example of poor judgement/stupidity/lack of common sense/a host of other things, put the name on it that suits you, instigated by some mechanically inept bozo and driven by a crowd of mindless fad followers.

Go ahead, ask me how I feel! I dare you! :P

Right there with ya.

I sent these pics to all my buddies after asking them “How do you tell everyone that you’re a fucking idiot without actually saying “I’m a fucking idiot.”?”

Tue Aug 30, 2022 11:42 am

don't look...it's an industry!
https://www.fitmentindustries.com/blogs/830/can-you-run-bags-in-the-winter