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Men in Sheds, A Great British Tradition
« on: February 17, 2013, 10:23:31 am »
Warning there is mild F1 content in the link below.

http://recombu.com/cars/articles/news/man-builds-f1-car-in-his-shed


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Re: Men in Sheds, A Great British Tradition
« Reply #1 on: February 17, 2013, 11:06:02 am »
blokes got a smashing shed,really smart french doors.
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Re: Men in Sheds, A Great British Tradition
« Reply #2 on: February 17, 2013, 01:23:00 pm »
Doesn't look like he will get into it  ;D

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Re: Men in Sheds, A Great British Tradition
« Reply #3 on: February 18, 2013, 03:45:23 pm »
I love the way that they quote him with the American spelling of Litre. It always annoys me to see it as "Liter" which to me reads as lighter.
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Re: Men in Sheds, A Great British Tradition
« Reply #4 on: February 18, 2013, 04:46:26 pm »
I agree. It is only the septics that can't cope with words ending in 're' like metre and litre. The rest of the world seem to manage it. Unfortunately 'kilometer' and 'liter' have become so common here in the UK already that the end result is inevitable.


I love the way that they quote him with the American spelling of Litre. It always annoys me to see it as "Liter" which to me reads as lighter.
I've turned into a pedant!

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Re: Men in Sheds, A Great British Tradition
« Reply #5 on: February 19, 2013, 10:26:24 am »
I love the way that they quote him with the American spelling of Litre. It always annoys me to see it as "Liter" which to me reads as lighter.
I've turned into a pedant!

Just sayin'.   ;)



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Re: Men in Sheds, A Great British Tradition
« Reply #6 on: February 19, 2013, 02:16:40 pm »
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the septics that can't cope with words ending in 're' like metre and litre.

C'mon now GF, you can't stereotype a whole nation like that! I mean, that Ritre Hayworth was gorgeous.

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Re: Men in Sheds, A Great British Tradition
« Reply #7 on: February 20, 2013, 02:45:17 am »
I love the way that they quote him with the American spelling of Litre. It always annoys me to see it as "Liter" which to me reads as lighter.
I've turned into a pedant!

Just sayin'.   ;)



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Re: Men in Sheds, A Great British Tradition
« Reply #8 on: March 01, 2013, 11:05:59 am »

Where's Steve Brown when you need him?

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