Best advert typos you have seen?

[Junkman]

"learned" is more often learnt.

 

"polyglott" is polyglot.

 

"despite you could clearly distinguish between elaborated and restricted code" I'm not sure what this means.

 

"no comparably stammered together incapability could be found" nor this.

 

"to an extend" should be to an extent.

 

Happy now?

 

Ben

 

Your input is appreciated!

 

"despite you could clearly distinguish between elaborated and restricted code" I'm not sure what this means.

 

I merely anglicised these terms, which in hindsight obvoiusly was a mistake.

They are "elaborierter Code" and "restringierter Code" in German and my assumption was they are literally translated into English.

Based on your comment I researched this and it turns out that the English equivalents are 'formal language' and 'public language'.

It is known as the Bernstein-Hypothese, aka Defizithypothese, a linguistic assumption made by Basil Bernstein in 1958.

Bernstein based his assumption on the Sapir-Whorf-Hypothese, which links thinking to language, but Bernstein limited it to speakers

of the same language, i.e. within one common language.

[Brodders]

Elaborated code and restricted code are phrases that exist in the English language, however they are not normally used outside of a sociological context. That was the first time I have seen them used in everyday conversation, so I commend you for that, I thought it made sense and fitted in very well.

[chodweaver]

^^^^Excessive use of carriage return when reading in mobile version I'm afraid

I thought the man of junk was adopting some form of structured writing or poetry with which I was unfamiliar. Like a limerick or sonnet. But different. But I see now that he 'shits on mobiles'. Ah well.

 

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[chodweaver]

Elaborated code and restricted code are phrases that exist in the English language, however they are not normally used outside of a sociological context. That was the first time I have seen them used in everyday conversation, so I commend you for that, I thought it made sense and fitted in very well.

Hear! Hear! Being in the habit of using words and phrases the true meaning of which I am not fully or sometimes even partially aware (mostly in order to try to appear intellectually superior to all except those to whom I am in fact, not superior), I shall be quite happy to absorb these two phrases into my vocabulary. If my counterparts in discourse are also unaware of the true meaning of said phrases, so much the better. They are admirable phrases and I look forward to using them etc. etc.

 

Tl:Dr

 

To quote Mrs CW: "you're a wordy bastard" (who all too often doesn't know what he's talking about)

 

More seriously and to echo what JM wrote, I have no explanation for why this corner of t'internet continues to be such an enclave for fine writing. But I am very glad that it is. As has been written several times in other non-shite related threads, AS functions as a support group and virtual pub/community centre without which my life would be much the poorer and a good part of that comes from the ability of all to express themselves so well. Without resorting to the use of 'innit'.

 

Much.

 

Innit?

 

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[quicksilver]

No Asians

 

He meant no agents....

Are you sure that isn't from a 'Goodness Gracious Me' sketch?

[AMC Rebel]

Can we add in people who dont know what they are selling?

 

Some fud has been trying to sell this old E34 525 diesel for ages and keeps insisting that its an M3.

https://www.leboncoin.fr/voitures/1309118309.htm?ca=16_s

 

While this fud insists his omega diesel is an MV6.

https://www.leboncoin.fr/voitures/1306205672.htm?ca=16_s

Oh yes - Trying to track down a manual Jag and any car with factory HIDs based on what twats have written in ads (or ticked all the wrong boxes) is pretty bad - but I'd like to reserve special mention for the twat who listed his BMW ecu as "not Ford, Rover etc"

[Junkman]

I thought the man of junk was adopting some form of structured writing or poetry with which I was unfamiliar. Like a limerick or sonnet. But different. But I see now that he 'shits on mobiles'. Ah well.

 

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I merely make it look alright on my computer screen, without any regard of what it looks like on one of those telephones.

I couldn't do it any other way, since I don't use a telephone one can carry around. In fact, I hardly use telephones at all.

[John F]

Junkman, on 26 Sept 2017 - 11:18 PM, said:Junkman, on 26 Sept 2017 - 11:18 PM, said:

I must say I'm glad I moved here after I learned English.

There is this little island next to a polyglott Continent that adopted its language as a common denominator,

yet people visiting to improve their English must be appalled by what they hear and read.

You can slag the septics as much as you like, but generally they are in better command of the English

language than the English are.

 

That's bollocks. I'll concede that standards have definitely slipped in the UK, especially in younger people since some education sector WANKER decided to stop penalising bad spelling (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1490040/Incorrect-spelling-will-not-be-penalised-in-English-tests.html), but the septics' educational standards have been in freefall for decades. Just read contributions from septics in e.g. the YouTube comments area if you want to see just how poor their standards of English* frequently are.

 

 

Junkman, on 26 Sept 2017 - 11:18 PM, said:Junkman, on 26 Sept 2017 - 11:18 PM, said:

Coincidentally, Mr Conelrad and I had exactly this discussion the other day and just for comparison,

I suggested to read some German eBay ads to prove how terrible their German is.

I expected it to be on par with the drivel bordering illiteracy you sadly very commonly find on eBay UK

(and elsewhere) without really looking for it, but to my surprise, despite you could clearly distinguish

between elaborated and restricted code based on the education level the writers enjoyed*,

no comparably stammered together incapability could be found..

 

These are genuinely the first adverts I looked at, based on vehicles chosen entirely at random:

 

http://www.ebay.de/itm/Opel-Calibra-/263225549859?hash=item3d49772423:g:558AAOSwA2hZxikB

http://www.ebay.de/itm/VW-Jetta-2-Hand-Original-Unverbastelt-144tkm-2-Jahre-TUV-Old-School-/272831965477?hash=item3f860d6925:g:lTUAAOSwTuJYstFB

 

Not great examples, but both contained mistakes.

 

However: more importantly, German is a much more phonetically-structured language than English – it looks pretty much like it sounds. English often looks nothing at all like it sounds. So I submit that it isn't fair to compare native speakers' capabilities in their respective languages (see also my comment about the education sector WANKER not understanding the very nature of 'education').

 

Junkman, on 26 Sept 2017 - 11:18 PM, said:Junkman, on 26 Sept 2017 - 11:18 PM, said:

Why is it then, that exactly Shiters, of all people, appear to be able to communicate in impeccable

English? The standard on this forum is second to very little and I already have recommended this

forum to people interested in improving their English skills.

 

No idea, unless the possibly higher average age of contributors on this site is pushing up the overall standard. Comment about WANKER applies here too.

 

Junkman, on 26 Sept 2017 - 11:18 PM, said:Junkman, on 26 Sept 2017 - 11:18 PM, said:

 I'm a bit miffed that the only forum member who ever corrected me when

I made a mistake has been banned. I would appreciate if more people would point out my mistakes.

 

I'm not at all miffed, he was a shit-spouting ballsack. Good riddance to him and his childish drivel.

 

Junkman, on 26 Sept 2017 - 11:18 PM, said:Junkman, on 26 Sept 2017 - 11:18 PM, said:

I would appreciate if more people would point out my mistakes.

 

Werde mich bei Gelegenheit bzw. Bedarf melden. Dein Englisch-Niveau ist aber recht gut.

[dave21478]

Oh yes - Trying to track down a manual Jag and any car with factory HIDs based on what twats have written in ads (or ticked all the wrong boxes) is pretty bad - but I'd like to reserve special mention for the twat who listed his BMW ecu as "not Ford, Rover etc"

Jesus fucking christ...keyword spamming....This makes me rage like little else.

The parts section of LeBonCoin is literally unuseable now as no matter what you type in, the results are just pages and pages of recon turbos, interior LED bulbs or cone air filters. Each ad is just a wall of keywods of every make and model you can imagine....

 

ALFA ROMEO - AUDI - AUSTIN - BMW - CHEVROLET - CHRYSLER - CITROËN - DACIA - DAEWOO - DAF - DAIHATSU - FIAT - FORD - HONDA - HYUNDAI - INFINITI - ISUZU - IVECO - JAGUAR - JEEP - KIA - LADA - LANCIA - LAND ROVER -LDV - LEXUS - MAZDA - MERCEDES - MINI - MITSUBISHI - NISSAN - OPEL 

ALFA ROMEO - AUDI - AUSTIN - BMW - CHEVROLET - CHRYSLER - CITROËN - DACIA - DAEWOO - DAF 

DAIHATSU - FIAT - FORD - HONDA - HYUNDAI - INFINITI - ISUZU - IVECO - JAGUAR - JEEP - KIA - LADA - LANCIA - LAND ROVER -LDV - LEXUS - MAZDA - MERCEDES - MINI - MITSUBISHI - NISSAN - OPEL - PEUGEOT - RENAULT - ROVER - SAAB - SEAT - SKODA - SMART - SSANGYONG - SUBARU - SUZUKI - VOLKSWAGEN - VOLVO ...

107 / 1007 / 206 / 207 / 807/ 607 / 307 / 308 / 3008 / 407 / 5008 / EXPERT / PARTNER / 200 / 220 / 600 / 620 / 9-3 / 9-5 / 93 / 95 / ALHAMBRA / ALTEA / AROSA / CORDOBA / IBIZA / LEON / TOLEDO / FABIA / OCTAVIA / SUPERB / 1.9 TDI 90 100 110 115 130 150 / 2.0 TDI 140 143 / 1.6 HDI /

147 / 80 / A2 / A3 / A4 / A6 / A8 / ALL ROAD / TT / S3 / S4 / RS4 / RS6 / BERLINGO / C1 / C2 / C3 / C4 / C5 / C8 / JUMPY / XANTIA / XSARA / CALIBER / 1.9 TDI 90 100 110 115 130 150 / 2.0 TDI 140 143 / 1.6 HDI / 1.8T

320D /120d/ 118d / 318d/ 330d 520d / 530d / 730d / X3 / X5 / Mini Cooper D / 500 / Cinquecento / Doblo / Ducato / Grande Punto / Idea / Panda / Punto / Qubo / D-MAX / Truck / Daily / Carens / Cerato / Pregio / Pregio / Sportage / Lybra / Musa / Ypsilon / 2.0 CRDI / 1.5 CRDI / 1.3 JTD

C MAX / FIESTA / FOCUS / FUSION / GALAXY / MONDEO / RANGER / TRANSIT / DAILY / PATRIOT / CLUBMAN / COOPER / ONE / ASTRA / COMBO / CORSA / MERIVA / MONTEREY / MOVANO / SIGNUM / VECTRA / VIVARO / ZAFIRA / 2.2 DTI 125 / 1.7 CDTI 100 / 1.6 TDCI /

Almera /Primera / Qashqai / Terrano / Tiida / Trade / x trail / Carisma / Galloper / L200 / L300 / Montero / Pajero / Space Star / Accent / Elantra / Getz / Truck / 4 runner / Auris / Avensis / Bus / Hiace / Hilux / Land cruiser / Picnic / Rav 4 / D4D / 2.0 CRDI / 2.5 CRDI /3.0 Di / 3.2 Di D / 2.5 Di D/ 4.2 / HDI RENAULT MEGANE SCENIC LAGUNA ESPACE CLIO DACIA

CRAFTER T4 T5 / SORENTO KIA / GRAND VITARA / BEETLE / BORA / CADDY / GOLF 3 4 5 6 / JETTA / LT / PASSAT / POLO / SHARAN / TOURAN / TRANSPORTER / VENTO / C30 / V40 / S40 / V50 / 1.9 TDI 90 100 110 115 130 140 150 / 2.0 TDI 136 140 143 / 1.8

Mercedes200,220 ,280,300,320 ,Classe A,Classe B,Classe C,Classe CL,Classe 

Classe,ML,Sprinter,Vaneo,Viano,VitO

KIA cerato sorento freelander, defender, discovery HYUNDAI Tucson Santa fe i10, l10, i30, l30

1.6 HDI 90 CV 1.6 HDI 110 CV 1.9 DCI 120 CV 1.9 DCI 105 CV 1.5 DCI 82,1.5 DCI 105cv 1.7 opel 100 cv 2.2 opel 125cv 1.9 cdti 120 cv 150 cv rav4 115cv d4d 1.9 tdi 100 cv 1.9 tdi 130 cv 2.0 tdi 136 2.0 TDI 140 X-TRAIL 2.2 DCI 130 CV 2.2 DCI 150 cv bmw 120 d 320 d 318 d 330 d x5 x6 Alfa 147 156 159 mazda 5 6 vj 32 36 2.0 HDI 2.2 HDI 129 130 133 CV Turbo BMW TURBO RENAULT TURBO PEUGEOT TURBO AUDI TURBO PAS CHER

[quicksilver]

Back in the day when you could place small ads in the local paper by phone, I recall a 'Marse Miner' being advertised in Bristol. God bless the westcountry accent.

[andy18s]

Anyway......

[Sloth in a bowl]

Droitwich is considered to be almost civilised in comparison to much of the Midlands as well. If that had been written by somebody in Bromsgrove then you have got more sense by reading the poo that they had flung at the keyboard in frustration.

[bub2006]

Just seen this on facebook.

[ProgRocker]

Just seen this on facebook.

 

Reynold Clio. That would make a great 'pornstar name'

[barrett]

We've made it this far and nobody has mentioned the famous Peugeot 406 designed by Panini Farina yet. The shame. I'm still planning to have a Paninifarina badge made up for the 404 at some point

[Junkman]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vauxhall-cavalier-1-6L-/292272177607

 

The car is very slow underneath

[Guest Hooli]

We've made it this far and nobody has mentioned the famous Peugeot 406 designed by Panini Farina yet. The shame. I'm still planning to have a Paninifarina badge made up for the 404 at some point

 

Paninnifarmer? so that's how those stupid poncy sandwiches are made.

[Junkman]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Rover-3500s-v8-/263232385089

 

 

archimonde in very high prices

[sheffcortinacentre]

I think the fact that many on here a mechanically inclined meens they probably read now & in the past technical literature that is clearly & correctly written.

[nisfan]

Just seen a Kia Shortage for sale on Macebook

[HH-R]

After seeing the state of the data on that DVLA spreadsheet after the scrappage scheme, a lot of these sellers could be quoting directly from their V5s.

[stripped fred]

Just seen this on facebook.

I think he's looking for £500 for that! £501ono, lol.

[Timewaster]

Not an ad but seen on a Peugeot parts microfiche the words Catalyst and Catastrophe had been mixed up in translation.

"vehicle fitted with / without engine disaster"

[PhilA]

Not an ad but seen on a Peugeot parts microfiche the words Catalyst and Catastrophe had been mixed up in translation.

"vehicle fitted with / without engine disaster"

I would guess at catalyst and cataclysm.

 

Have seen them referred to as Catholic converters here.

 

Phil

[Timewaster]

We've made it this far and nobody has mentioned the famous Peugeot 406 designed by Panini Farina yet. The shame. I'm still planning to have a Paninifarina badge made up for the 404 at some point

James May once wrote about his girlfriends complaint that the "Pianoforte" bit had fallen off her 205Cti

[Alusilber]

Once saw someone selling a BMW "SW111" key fob on eBay. It was actually an M5 keyfob upside down (with stripes, so it looked like "///M5").

[Junkman]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1993-LADA-RIVA-ON-BMW-328I-MANUAL-DRIFT-MUST-SEE-ONE-OFF-FAST-NO-RESERVE-/172899404375

THIS IS NOT FOR THE FAINT HATRED

IT HAS BEEN PROFANELY DONE

[Bobthebeard]

Stupid question in the wrong thread...

But what is a 'septic' please? Seems to crop up often.

A wound infection or a part of a sewage system springs to mind, neither of which seems relevant in context.

Am I missing something?

[Junkman]

Cockney Rhyming Slang.

 

Yank - Septic Tank

 

An American.