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RE: 2 cycle vs 4 cycle - 9/3/2007 2:34:48 PM   
Ed Cregger



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Status: offline 		Yes, they are being used interchangably, which is incorrect. The marketing folks messed this up long ago in the US (don't know about anywhere else) and this is why we Americans use two cycle and four cycle instead of the correct term, two-stroke and four-stroke.

Of course, we Americans are pretty much illiterate anyway - even the college grads. When is the last time you heard anyone pronounce veterinarian correctly? Everyone says vetrinarian instead.


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RE: 2 cycle vs 4 cycle - 9/3/2007 2:37:11 PM   
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ORIGINAL: DarZeelon

Kevin,


I believe you should get your terms in order...

Two-cycle.

Four-stroke.


The terms 'cycle' and 'stroke' are being used interchangeably, everywhere.



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A cycle is one complete combustion process. The two-stroke utilizes one up and one down stroke for a complete cycle. The four-stroke needs four complete strokes for one cycle. But you know this, I'm sure.


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< Message edited by Kaos Kid -- 9/3/2007 2:49:14 PM >


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RE: 2 cycle vs 4 cycle - 9/3/2007 4:15:14 PM   
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Status: offline 		Kevin Bell- It's just the way we say things here. Nobody is confused. Saying it both ways is considered normal. Both terms have been used for a long time.

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RE: 2 cycle vs 4 cycle - 9/3/2007 10:35:10 PM   
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Kevin Bell- It's just the way we say things here. Nobody is confused. Saying it both ways is considered normal. Both terms have been used for a long time.



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And one way is correct, while the other way is wrong. No "normal" with it being incorrect.

I "seen" is another favorite of mine. <G>


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RE: 2 cycle vs 4 cycle - 9/4/2007 5:04:51 PM   
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Status: offline 		Just the local dialect, Ed. You ain't seen slang until you visit England! I enjoyed hearing it when I was around a lot of British folks. I know that the Germans and Dutch have their Southern dialects just like here in the U.S. I learned slang German from their 'deep south' when I was there.

Time to move on and stop criticizing how people talk in different areas of the world.

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RE: 2 cycle vs 4 cycle - 9/4/2007 6:05:09 PM   
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ORIGINAL: Kaos Kid


quote:

ORIGINAL: blw

Kevin Bell- It's just the way we say things here. Nobody is confused. Saying it both ways is considered normal. Both terms have been used for a long time.



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And one way is correct, while the other way is wrong. No "normal" with it being incorrect.

I "seen" is another favorite of mine. <G>


Ed Cregger



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It is up to the elders to teach the youngsters what is and is not appropriate, Barry. I figure that if you don't make an effort to be a part of the solution, then you are part of the problem.


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RE: 2 cycle vs 4 cycle - 9/4/2007 8:29:19 PM   
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