The hardest language to learn is customer. How many meanings are there for "It won't turn over" Or, "it won't take the gas" ??? Some favorites are: "it's been this way since new" (how did he put up with this condition for six years ?) "It's still under warranty" "You guys just tuned it up" (our records show this was done...March of '06 ! ) "it has a shimmy at 90" (No, we won't verify this one) "I just put that gas in" (hmmm... why does it smell like turpentine?) Life is fun in customer service. Remember to push two for English
--- On Sat, 6/13/09, surfswab <[email protected]> wrote: From: surfswab <[email protected]> Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Postscript on my carbs > igniter > coil problem recently solved To: "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" <[email protected]> Date: Saturday, June 13, 2009, 10:49 PM Just for fun: Nomenclature is everything. Witness medspeak, legalese, governmentese and gobbledegook. Or the way in which sesquipedelian terminology obfuscates rumination in the academic community. Or the military, with its endless acronyms. In the Navy, for instance, the word "nomenclature" itself is the only multi-syllable word ever uttered by knuckle-dragging boatswain's mates (except, maybe, for some very creative hyphenated curses!). Webster's says it's a system of names or terms used by those who practice a particular science or art (supposedly in order to make their efforts more precise. But I suspect it's more to make issues seem mysterious and unintelligible to the rest us, therefore more expensive!). Also practiced by computer techs and motorcycle mechanics (!) Huh? What'd he say? --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
