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outcaststudios
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 Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2022 8:50 am Post subject: the word 'fitment' |
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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.
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Long-roofs
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| Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2022 10:35 am Post subject: Re: the word 'fitment' |
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Simple is better sometimes. Sometimes I pee outside.
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KTPhil 
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| Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2022 10:56 am Post subject: Re: the word 'fitment' |
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Sounds like George Carlin's rant on extra words (about 30 seconds in):
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outcaststudios
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| Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2022 11:48 am Post subject: Re: the word 'fitment' |
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he nailed exactly what i was thinking when i posted this. yes!
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chickengeorge
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| Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2022 11:01 am Post subject: Re: the word 'fitment' |
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| 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. |
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Abscate
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| Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2022 2:27 pm Post subject: Re: the word 'fitment' |
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Until Americans master the bait of Oxford commas, we will always appear to be wankers, plonkers, and tossers; totally lacking verve, elan, and panache.
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dodger tom
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| Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2022 3:22 pm Post subject: Re: the word 'fitment' |
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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, arenโt they all a bunch of jerk-offs?
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KTPhil
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| Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2022 4:11 pm Post subject: Re: the word 'fitment' |
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| dodger tom wrote: |
| i am a firm believer in the oxford comma |
...though apparently not capitalization.
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sled
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| Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2022 4:14 pm Post subject: Re: the word 'fitment' |
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| Long-roofs wrote: |
| Sometimes I pee outside. |
I pee outside nearly every time. wait what?
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dodger tom
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| Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2022 9:11 am Post subject: Re: the word 'fitment' |
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| KTPhil wrote: |
| dodger tom wrote: |
| i am a firm believer in the oxford comma |
...though apparently not capitalization.
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too tRue. just saving key strokes.
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| Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2022 4:39 pm Post subject: Re: the word 'fitment' |
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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.
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scottyrocks
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| Posted: Sat Jul 16, 2022 8:19 am Post subject: Re: the word 'fitment' |
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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
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SGKent
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| Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2022 10:00 am Post subject: Re: the word 'fitment' |
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'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.
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TDCTDI
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| Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2022 5:40 am Post subject: Re: the word 'fitment' |
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| 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 thereโs the โfitmentโ crews,
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scottyrocks
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| Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2022 7:35 am Post subject: Re: the word 'fitment' |
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| EverettB wrote: |
| scottyrocks wrote: |
And don't me started on apostrophes where they don't belong. haha |
And people that leave word's out sentence's 
(I do that all the time too, typing too fast) |
I when that happens.
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finster
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| Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2022 7:44 am Post subject: Re: the word 'fitment' |
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| 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
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| Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2022 8:32 am Post subject: Re: the word 'fitment' |
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Then thereโs the โfitmentโ crews,
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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! 
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TDCTDI
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| Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2022 10:01 am Post subject: Re: the word 'fitment' |
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| 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! |
Right there with ya.
I sent these pics to all my buddies after asking them โHow do you tell everyone that youโre a fucking idiot without actually saying โIโm a fucking idiot.โ?โ
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