Re: noisy breaks , micra


"Albert T Cone" <mmmm@xxxxxxx> wrote in message news:55kss7F24ct06U1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Mike G wrote:
they dont suffer people whose grammar isnt up to scratch.
sorry its one of my weaknesses

And one of mine, but the difference between breaking and braking is not one of grammar.
I find it difficult to believe that someone old enough to drive a car doesn't know the difference. You must have seen brakes and braking written often enough in garages, magazines, newspapers etc.
How about 'Free brake test' offers from garages or tyre and exhaust fitting places?
Never seen any of those?
I can't see any excuse for any driver to confuse the two totally different meaning words.

For goodness sake, does it matter?

Obviously you don't think so, but you appear to be in the minority.

There was no ambiguity in the
original context about what the OP was referring to. Whilst they may have over-reacted slightly to your constructive criticism, it doesn't take a huge stretch of the imagination to see how it could be construed as an irrelevant ad hominem attack.

Only by someone who can't take criticism in any form without feeling diminished by it.

As far as my 'breaking braking' comment was concerned, there was no malice behind it. You chose to make an issue of it by defending the indefensible, so don't complain because you get some stick?

of course its defendable. i am not good at grammar.
you dont know my personal circumstances or reasons
for this do you?

Do you suffer from dyslexia then. If you do, why not say so?.

Why should they? Would it make a difference to your stance? If people with a learning disability can be excused poor written English, then everyone about whom you have no background information should be.

On the whole I am very tolerant of spelling and grammar mistakes. I have to be because I've no doubt my own grammar is not beyond criticism, and I know I do make the occasional spelling mistake. I also don't take issue with those that top post in n/g's.
But, using break instead of brake doesn't come into any of the above categories.
It's not a spelling mistake or one of grammar. They are two different words with totally different meanings, which are pronounced the same, but someone with almost any degree of literacy, should know that they are not spelled the same. Especially a car owner, who has good reasons to be aware of that fact.
Mike.

.

Relevant Pages

  • Re: noisy breaks , micra
    ... but the difference between breaking and braking is not ... Only by someone who can't take criticism in any form without feeling ... On the whole I am very tolerant of spelling and grammar mistakes. ... It's not a spelling mistake or one of grammar. ...
    (uk.rec.cars.misc)
  • Re: noisy breaks , micra
    ... to be because I've no doubt my own grammar is not beyond criticism, ... know I do make the occasional spelling mistake. ... It's not a spelling mistake or one of grammar. ...
    (uk.rec.cars.misc)
  • Re: noisy breaks , micra
    ... to be because I've no doubt my own grammar is not beyond criticism, and I know I do make the occasional spelling mistake. ... It's not a spelling mistake or one of grammar. ...
    (uk.rec.cars.misc)
  • Re: ``I see from whom it comes
    ... Ron Hardin wrote: ... see who some of this criticism is coming from," but he's Authoritative ... and so has to use Authoritative Grammar), ...
    (sci.lang)
  • Word grammar and spelling
    ... Word does not correct or show properly the grammar and spelling mistake or ... and donot show ... This is jeopardizing my job at this time, Word/excell grammar and spelling ...
    (microsoft.public.word.docmanagement)