Pre-owned cars - and other verbal gymnastics.

[onlinebiker]

Pre-owned cars?

Bullshit.

That's a sleazy obfuscation by one of the most vile kinds of human - the used car salesman.

These warts on the asshole of humanity would like to convince you that the derelict hunk of crap they took in on trade is something you want. Probably not.

Face it - it's a PREVIOUSLY owned vehicle. The prefix "pre" denotes a state of newness - or a thing or event that is yet to come. Pre-owned means nobody has owned it yet. It's new.

So when they try to peddle you that "pre-owned" Ford Granada - tell them you're "pre-screwed" and they can go "pre-fuck" themselves.

Have you an example of this sort of linguistic larceny that annoys you?

[no one]

[A. Secular Human]

Pre-owned cars?

Bullshit.

That's a sleazy obfuscation by one of the most vile kinds of human - the used car salesman.

These warts on the asshole of humanity would like to convince you that the derelict hunk of crap they took in on trade is something you want. Probably not.

Face it - it's a PREVIOUSLY owned vehicle. The prefix "pre" denotes a state of newness - or a thing or event that is yet to come. Pre-owned means nobody has owned it yet. It's new.

So when they try to peddle you that "pre-owned" Ford Granada - tell them you're "pre-screwed" and they can go "pre-fuck" themselves.

Have you an example of this sort of linguistic larceny that annoys you?

Yup...How about dangerous aircraft interactions that are described as a "near miss".  A "near miss" would be an actual collision.  When two aircraft nearly collide, it should be a "near hit"!

Or, how about some vehicles (notably Subaru) who describe themselves as PZEV, for "Partial Zero Emission Vehicle".  Since when can you have partial zero?  It's either zero, or it's not. 

Or, how about those who had a negative experience during a medical procedure and then tell you "I died on the operating table".  Ummmm...no, you didn't, or you'd be worm food about now.

Oh, how I could go on....

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The most honest ad I've ever seen!

[Gawdzilla Sama]

Tyson's new cordless vacuum has more suction than any cordless vacuum.

[zebo-the-fat]

"Up to 25% off the full price"
Well 0% still falls in the range of "up to" so it actually means nothing "or is that" up to nothing"?

[Deesse23]

The prefix "pre" denotes a state of newness - or a thing or event that is yet to come.

Actually: no

prae (german : prä) is a latin prefix for "previous" or "before". Guess where the word previous comes from.   And guess where all the German words with "prä" prefix come from and what they mostly mean.

But i´ll tell you what really pisses me off:

When i read real estate being advertised as "dream for any handyman", or "for creative people" or "ready to be awakened from its sleeping beauty state" as assorted bullshit. Or apartments with "high above...." (means fucking anonymous skyscraper). Real estate agents are the car sales men to ...car sales men.  

[LastPoet]

Pre-owned cars?

Bullshit.

That's a sleazy obfuscation by one of the most vile kinds of human - the used car salesman.

These warts on the asshole of humanity would like to convince you that the derelict hunk of crap they took in on trade is something you want. Probably not.

Face it - it's a PREVIOUSLY owned vehicle. The prefix "pre" denotes a state of newness - or a thing or event that is yet to come. Pre-owned means nobody has owned it yet. It's new.

So when they try to peddle you that "pre-owned" Ford Granada - tell them you're "pre-screwed" and they can go "pre-fuck" themselves.

Have you an example of this sort of linguistic larceny that annoys you?

Car repair shops also do the same thing "Full automobile revision, with lubricant change starting at 59,99 euros". Firstly its for mineral oil. Most cars these days use synthetic or semi synthetic. Secondly, they just plug the car to the computer and tell you about the alarms that went off last year, trying to repair stuff that usually are bad sensor readings.

Also why those prices ending in .99? Its 60 euros!

[A. Secular Human]

Pre-owned cars?

Bullshit.

That's a sleazy obfuscation by one of the most vile kinds of human - the used car salesman.

These warts on the asshole of humanity would like to convince you that the derelict hunk of crap they took in on trade is something you want. Probably not.

Face it - it's a PREVIOUSLY owned vehicle. The prefix "pre" denotes a state of newness - or a thing or event that is yet to come. Pre-owned means nobody has owned it yet. It's new.

So when they try to peddle you that "pre-owned" Ford Granada - tell them you're "pre-screwed" and they can go "pre-fuck" themselves.

Have you an example of this sort of linguistic larceny that annoys you?

Car repair shops also do the same thing "Full automobile revision, with lubricant change starting at 59,99 euros". Firstly its for mineral oil. Most cars these days use synthetic or semi synthetic. Secondly, they just plug the car to the computer and tell you about the alarms that went off last year, trying to repair stuff that usually are bad sensor readings.

Also why those prices ending in .99? Its 60 euros!

I'll do you one better: In the USA, gasoline is sold by some amount of dollars and cents...plus nine-tenths of a cent, per gallon.  Nine-tenths of a cent?  What. The. Fuck?

[Gawdzilla Sama]

Oil change joints like to show you "dark" liquids compared to "fresh from the can" liquids. In many cases the fluids change color when exposed to air, not when they need changing.