annoying but quite funny

[rocky_679]

when getting panels for me car y oh y do some parts come with label l/h left hand or r/h right hand as oposed to correct way of putting it n/s nearside or o/s offside lol spent ages lastnight trying to put leftside on the left when it should of gone on the right [:(] am i the only 1 [:D]

stephen j dark

[Workshop Help]

Would it be rude to politely ask that twitter grammar not be used when making a technical post? While some abbreviations have become a part of the lingustic norm, much has not. I, for one, have no idea what you are trying to say.

While I do appreciate the incredibly fast evolution of the English language and it's almost cannalbilistic manner in devouring other languages, much to the chagrin of that language and culture, can we please not advance it as if it were on steroids? You do know about steroids, don't you? They make you big and strong while at the same time making your testicles grow small and weak.

Thank you.

Mildred Hargis

[John Clancy]

Mildred, what is being said here is 'near side' and 'off side'. Its widely used over here in England and came about long before Twitter. Probably even before the web for that matter. Acronyms and abbreviations can be annoying and computers do seem to have fueled this (IMHO!!![:)]).

Could the panels be labelled left and right simply because the near side and off side would be irrelevant in left hand drive export markets?

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[FI Spyder]

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Could the panels be labelled left and right simply because the near side and off side would be irrelevant in left hand drive export markets?
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Not irrelevant but definately confusing as most of the worlds population drives on the right hand side of the road. Whereas Left is always left and right is always right....no, no, no...your other right Stephen..[:)]



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[Gubi]

I've learned never to use "driver's side" or "passenger's side" on forums (especially British car forums) because it always ends up getting confusing somewhere in the world. Right is right and left is left (except when I've been working too long and start turning bolts the wrong way when trying to loosen them...sigh).

The hood/bonnet thing always gets me, though. People ask "hood" repair questions and I go on about spray paint and buffers when they're talking about a convertible top [:I]

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[rocky_679]

oh my one does'nt think one would post a comment about left or right an it turns into a subject of english grammer im just a hard working middle class person lmao not private school me lol school of life an hard knocks sorry if my 1st post offended any1 of upper class one does not mean ones harm to the english language pmsl have a gd day all

stephen j dark

[Workshop Help]

I must confess my post here came after spending some time with my grand-nieces, often referred to has The Bad Seed and her younger sister, Carrie the Firestarter. (I'm teasing here!) Being age 5 and 3, they are a handful. As such, my mood had yet to fully compose itself.

In any event, with a clearer head I have gone back and reviewed Mr Dark's composition. Here it is:

when getting panels for me car y oh y do some parts come with label l/h left hand or r/h right hand as oposed to correct way of putting it n/s nearside or o/s offside lol spent ages lastnight trying to put leftside on the left when it should of gone on the right am i the only 1

stephen j dark

Perhaps the old school marm can edit it for clarity. The () show the edit.

(W)hen getting panels for (my) car (,) (why-o-why) do some parts come (deleted word) (labelled) l/h (,) left hand (,) or r/h (,) right hand (,) as (opposed) to (the) correct way of putting it (,) n/s (,) nearside or o/s (,) offside (?) LOL, (This is a cliched internet emotion.) (I) spent ages last night trying to put the leftside on the left when it should have gone on the right (.) (A)m (I) the only (one) (?)

(S)tephen (J) (D)ark

There! That's much better!

In answer to the now deciphered query; No, you are not alone.

Mildred Hargis

[Underdog]

Left is Left and Right is Right. And on automobiles it is related as you are siting in the car. Simple enough to me. And it doesn't matter which side of the car you are sitting in. Unless somehow you are sitting backwards in which case you would have to drive in reverse.[:D]

So what is Port & Starboard? I never could get that right & I own a boat.[:(]

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Could the panels be labelled left and right simply because the near side and off side would be irrelevant in left hand drive export markets?
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Not irrelevant but definately confusing as most of the worlds population drives on the right hand side of the road. Whereas Left is always left and right is always right....no, no, no...your other right Stephen..[:)]
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HAHAHA, exactly what I was just gonna post [:)] Y'all always beat me tooo it. LOL

I forgot.. and have to add.....back in 1996, when I bought my first wedge, I went windshield-wiper shopping at my local Pepboys. The way the catalog had them listed was one part # for left side, one # for the right. Spent an hour trying to get them to fit! Turned out the catalog referred to UK cars, not USA models! (larger on one side, smaller on other) I still remember that day LOL LMAO

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[zoe]

does it realy matter how people spell or what grammer they use? it realy wouldnt take much intelligence to know what Stephen meant about r/h l/h , but what wud i know !! i just drive my car , and dont worry about other peoples writing skills !!

[GT6Mike]

lol - I found it more difficult to understand what Mildred was going on about [:)]

[cozyheatdave]

We are not done... there is still at least one, myself, that is computer language ignorant.
What is:
LOL
lmao

Oh, and Mildred, would it be correct if it was written Why-<u>oh</u>-why?
And, one last thought, oh how I appreciate punctuation from time to time. I’m not hung up on perfect grammar… but sometimes I just have no idea what you folks are trying to say.

[zoe]

lol means lots of laugh , or laugh out loud , and lmao mean laughing my ass off !!!

[zoe]

mite not be able to mend my car , but least i can help u all with the translations lol

[gaz]

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does it realy matter how people spell or what grammer they use? it realy wouldnt take much intelligence to know what Stephen meant about r/h l/h , but what wud i know !! i just drive my car , and dont worry about other peoples writing skills !!


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