Where does "lawnmover" come from?

[bcp]

It seems every week there are one or two "lawnmovers" listed on Craigslist. The word often appears in the text of the ad, too. And the "w" and "v" are not even close on the keyboard.

 

[ch47dpilot]

I see your from WA, well here in LA (lower Alabama) we have a lot of guy's selling their wenches. I always wonder if their wife knows about the add :laughing:

 

[RDrancher]

Since a "v" is half of a "w" maybe the mower is only half there?

 

[GPintheMitten]

Any one want to buy me weebarrel?

 

[GPintheMitten]

Any one want to buy my weebarrel? or how bout my wheelburro?

 

[zzvyb6]

On CL at any one time, you will find wheel barrels, latter racks, step latters, scrape medal, frigerators, traylors and hydrolic stuff.

All a product of our fine pubic skools.

 

[ch47dpilot]

On CL at any one time, you will find wheel barrels, latter racks, step latters, scrape medal, frigerators, traylors and hydrolic stuff.

All a product of our fine pubic skools.

I like to refer to them as government schools, saying public makes like it sound like we, the public, have a say. As a parent with a 6th and 10th grader, school choice won't come soon enough, but hopefully it will someday

 

[creekbend]

Perhaps the writer is of German heritage?

 

[dave1949]

Perhaps the writer is of German heritage?

You made me chuckle, I've known Germans who speak English very fluently, but the w and v will trip them up sometimes. Going the other direction, I always remember it by knowing that VW (like the car) is pronounced "fowvey" in German.

 

[mikehaugen]

Maybe it is a sod cutter? ...for literally moving the lawn?

 

[bcp]

Maybe it is a sod cutter? ...for literally moving the lawn?

They are always common rotary gas mowers in the photos.

Bruce

 

[mikehaugen]

I figured such, that was just a poor attempt at a joke.

 

[Susanjoyce]

Rot iron shows up a lot, as does rod iron. I worry.

 

[newbury]

Rot iron shows up a lot, as does rod iron. I worry.

Don't loose any sleep over it.

The lose usage of the English language is common.

 

[Don87]

Don't loose any sleep over it.

The lose usage of the English language is common.

Are you shore?

 

[bcp]

A search of all Craigslist using:

All of Craigslist

found 636 lawnmovers for sale.

View attachment 280133

 

[swick1]

I bought a weldor and a box scrapper from there.

 

[texasjohn]

I suspect that the schools seek to teach correct spelling... but not everybody soaks up the bounty from the fount of knowledge.

However, these folks are productive members of our society...they have computers and stuff to sale (sic) .... so, we should be grateful for that. After all, we get bemused and stuff from them all at the same time.

 

[jenkinsph]

Heck, half the people on TBN confuse brake and break, really makes me wunder about our schoolz.

 

[ray66v]

Heck, half the people on TBN confuse brake and break, really makes me wunder about our schoolz.

We all make mistakes, that one I can understand.

What I can't understand is, how so many people here use "hydrolic". Especially when you consider it's a tractor forum, so people should be familiar with it. And, there is a spell checker that clearly underlines the word, to show you that you misspelled it?

The most common misspelled word on Craig's list has to be vinyl.

From spellcheck.net: vinly (21%), vinal (15%), vinyle (11%), vinyal (7%), vynal (5%), vynl (5%), viynl (5%), vynil (5%), viynal (4%), vinyls (4%).