Look, I might sound harsh and all, and I know there is already a topic that is pinned and stuff but I can't help but get annoyed when people get confused between break and brake. I don't mean to berate your lack of command of English and stuff but ever bother to check the meaning of what you type ?

And don't give me that thing about your mechanic uses that term so i should also use it. We are adaptive. I bet some of you are Chinese ed and are still typing here in english so it means that you can keep a separate set of vocabulary in case you are speaking to your mechanic.

Break means pecah or 'lan'

Brake are the things you use to stop the car.




Also its camber not chamber

Chamber is a type of room or small space. like a pressurized chamber where people do testing.

Camber is the inclination of your wheel.



Mods, if you think this should be closed then do so. But at least I feel contented I have let this out.

i love u bro~
nice explaination~

Gostan = Go as turn or reverse.

Let's 'post-phone' this thread and 'sea' what happens...

gostan actually has a meaning.

it is actually short for 'Go a-stern' which means go backwards as stern is the rear part of the ship.

lol...break/brake is not the only common mistakes around. Last I remember...a guy was posting 'between' while what he really meant was 'before'

Grammar correction shouldn't be limited to vehicle terms because you need to explain the problem or issue in proper for other members here to help you...

I having my lunch break now

wow....now i knew

Yes english is not like 'han yi pin yin' in mandarin, different spelling but pronounced the same doesn't mean the same at all.

muahahaha... at last someone voice it out... all the while i also close one eye only lah... brake become break... lolz... thanks for ur effort...

got so many more one

rpm - revolutions per minute , not rounds per minute

mudguard - not magat

its conrod - not clorok

open pod filter - open 'port' filter

grind valve - grenbal

axle - axel, excel, exle etc.

Please dont open englsih class at The Fast & The Furious. TQ.

haaha... i totally agree... it should be brake.. not break... i get irritated when reading it

what to do..some ppl fail PMR england paper mah....haha..

im amaze that nobody posted

Boompa/Boomba = bumper

how about TIRE and TYRE?

which 1 is the correct words for the black rubber on rim?

TAYA is your answer



bonnet is it mean the front top cover of the car?

i no means the pronouns, i means around "The Fast & The Furious" forum, seem like every1 thinking TIRE = TYRE or TYRE = TIRE...

i can find quite number of TYRE words although the title is TIRE words...
http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/377857

This post has been edited by gkl83: Feb 21 2008, 08:50 PM

Guys, if you refer to a pinned topic on the main FnF thread, we've already brought up the issue of using proper English in the forum mainly because we are typing in English.

As for Tire and Tyre, they are the same but one's in American English and the other in British. The same cannot be said for Break and Brake. However, Malaysian English originates from the British English, therefore we should be using tyre instead of tire.

This post has been edited by sleepwalker: Feb 21 2008, 09:56 PM

confirm tyre = UK, tire = USA

This post has been edited by imperialrealcs: Feb 21 2008, 10:03 PM

No.. one is an american spelling and the other is british.

For those who are interested to know more...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_and_...ing_differences

This post has been edited by sleepwalker: Feb 21 2008, 10:03 PM

ya, i juz got it from cambridge dictionary

at least din't spelt as berak can d~

no need to add more words cos my point is quite simple.

If dunno spelling, try to check cos some of us here are diy mechs and are educated in english and have been so all our lives. That includes our car education.

take the Haynes series manuals for example. I have learned how to strip down, clean and rebuild engines, drive trains and almost anything in a car. The problem is, when people start asking me about how to adjust tepek, i go huh ? and the thing is if i correct them, they say its irrelevant.

Ever thought that if you googled the correct term, you would get tonnes of information ? Especially credible ones.

Take it as a chance for you to improve yourself and help us help you.

p.s. : cool........at this point, post number 666

This post has been edited by sakaic: Feb 22 2008, 03:55 AM

back then, someone did refer wheel rims as tyres

*digging back the topic, returned with 404 error*

TS, despite the good intention, it is actually berating. Yeah, of coz we wish everyone would have great comand of grammar/spelling/etc. But the fact is, not everyone does. That's like asking someone who has poor command to check many of the words before typing. And if they can't do that, don't post. Come on, be realistic. There are thousands of members, surely you can't expect everyone to grasp English as well as you. It don't matter if it's a car thread of other threads for that matter.

So long as I understand what he/she meant, that is enough. If really there is a need for this thread, please post it up in RWI instead and maybe create a "Low English Standards" as a topic as this is beyond The F&F as well.

powah sterling = power steering

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Added on February 22, 2008, 12:03 pmWe're not discriminating here, just pointing out common mistakes so we all learn and improve ourselves. If nobody points out what went wrong, the person will not realise he/she is wrong mah.

This post has been edited by ceo684: Feb 22 2008, 12:03 PM

perhaps, we could create a list of proper english auto terms and make it a sticky thread.

I agree with this statement of yours. But it could have been properly explained instead of :

TS intention is good and he gave some fine examples and terminology of what is the common mistakes here. But I feel the above sentence was unnecessary, that's all.

i'm not particular about the standard of the grammar. Its the terms. Poor grammar we can still get the point.

Terms......we can be guessing for 20 posts and in the end we realized nothing we typed mattered.

matthew, I'm not asking for perfect english. I'm just asking for a constant learning of terms. If you come to us with chamber and we say its camber then from that point on use camber. makes our lives easier. right ? Don't argue using the mechanic thingy.

u just have to know UK and US english thats all
example center and centre

since u mentioned ..its (brake disc) warping.. not wrapping.. wrap with present paper ar?

Helo...What is "TS" means?

Thread Starter

wat's the objective of this topic? sorry i don understand... my england is not powderful..

pity u lah...

come on.. i mean, shouldn't this topic to be moved to somewhere better instead of FnF's TECHNICAL TALK?

english is a very technical language mind u....

yeah, i remembered i got scolded here just because i use the wrong term

pity u as well..

usage of wrong term get scolded nvm ma.. i mean, spelling error's just a small problem wat probably due to too fast of typing...

wahhhhh ...... which powderful u are?

no idea too....

omg. Finally somebody notices all the brake becomes break. Its totally annoying (to me).

Thanks to sakaic for the ups.

my break break.. how to fix? my mekanic said my break pom is worn...

n my break clip(the one thing hold break pet)...

what pom pom??... cheerleader pom pom??..



and what break pet pet??... dun simply break it oo...

irrelevant too... smack~

the pinned thread is quite useless as it does not consist of the wrong terms with the corrections..i suggest we start a new thread,pin it and post the wrong terms with corrections,without flamming,spamming..that way we can redirect new users to look up the terms easily..
example:

brake,apply brake != break,berak
disc warp != disc wrap
TT= teh tarik != tarik tali

so on..lets try to help people rather than criticise and put them down.Asking them not to post because their english is below par is unacceptable. My command of english is pretty good but sometimes i may not know the correct spelling either.Those who do know the right terms can help those who dont..

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Added on March 25, 2008, 11:30 pm!=
btw this means in-equality,not equals to or was it =! ?? i cant remember

This post has been edited by ryan_hustler: Mar 25 2008, 11:30 PM

hahaha.... laugh onlyyy lahh...

still going on....??

yup! how can close without my opinion?

ok, so is there anything else about break/brake/berak??

Hehe got new one..checked my exhaust few days ago,got lot of scratches on the mid-box..the mechanic said nx time go slow on pon-pin..so i said what? he said speed bumper jalan slow.. so i said,bawak laju,bumper ok oly..finally he said itu boggol jalan geser..OOOHHHHHhhhhh...

langsung tak faham...

lol..i didnt the 1st time

Yo dude, you should chill, you know, take a brake

hahaha... nice one... have a brake, have a kick cat...

annie (any) ploblem?

i remember my friend asking me "Catholic Converter". he was actually talking about "Catalytic Converter".

and its called CAMBER and not CHAMBER

and its called combustion chamber... not combustion camber...

i m refering to camber and alighment

but i'm refering to combustion chamber

ok ok boss

sorry boss.... dun la angry boss....

i remember there was this letter in import tuner who was asking about "breaks"

she got shot at kau kau haha