Fc-Datalogit, Fc-Hako R33 Rb25Det '94

[Rolls]

Your just good at reading minds ROLLS, Seriously how can you apply any grammar rules to this guys statements. Not one is completely grammatically correct. So he remembered ONE comma, Whats one comma when you specify 'ONE' unit. The buyer needs to work on his grammer, and the distributor probably should have asked for clarification if there was any doubt(of which I can see plenty by everyones interpretations). And if the buyer refused to be clear in exactly what he was asking then I would have refused to do business personally. If you received a phone call from someone that spoke like that, how well do you think your order would have gone? He might have well been speaking slang.

Try telling that to an English professor, they will tell you that you certainly can be grammatically correct. If he requested ONE unit and had NO comma then it is perfectly clear that he only wants one unit. "extra special" is basically slang for 'good, working, above average, perfect" etc.

All the banter was that the distributor thought he wanted two units, the buyer only wanted one unit, and due to his large distance he wanted an "extra special" unit, eg one that won't break as he is so far away! If he wrote "extra, special" eg he included the comma then it would have been unclear and you could think "does he want one or two units?", but that wasn't the case, the grammar was correct and makes sense.

Something that makes your posts a tad easier to read is "quoting" posts eg using the quote button or "html" tags like

[/ quote .]

etc

Edited September 27, 2011 by Rolls

[Don Dada]

Yea, but after the "extra special unit" I did not stop there,....I went on to say where I was from which is far and it would be lots of headache to return, so that by itself should of cleared up any doubts

He mentioned this second unit thing before in another thread and I had no idea what he was talking about, and to tell you the truth if he hadnt highlighted it in that statement above, I still would not have had a clue where he got that idea from.

And even though, if he really thought I did want a second item, what was the big deal to tell me no, that's not possible, or that I would have to pay for the next one???

Anyway I'm over it.....I have my Datalogit and couldnt be happier, and I have asked that my personal info be deleted, and/or everything else, if the mods see fit.

[DatsunMotorSports]

Try telling that to an English professor, they will tell you that you certainly can be grammatically correct. If he requested ONE unit and had NO comma then it is perfectly clear that he only wants one unit. "extra special" is basically slang for 'good, working, above average, perfect" etc.

What happens when you go to Mc Donalds or enter in fast food restaurant name here and use slang to order your food...

1. Spit in you food or worse

2. Your order will just plain be wrong

What are the odds that you will get exactly what you want?

Then there is the fact that if you look at ever post by this guy in this thread that he does not check his grammar, so how can you interpret exactly what he meant in any sense. And that just makes any translation that much harder, because the reader has no idea if the writer meant to put a comma in or not. Add the run on sentences, incomplete sentences, and mis-spelled words and its a miracle anyone perceived this writers intentions.

Edited September 27, 2011 by DatsunMotorSports

[DatsunMotorSports]

Yea, but after the "extra special unit" I did not stop there,....I went on to say where I was from which is far and it would be lots of headache to return, so that by itself should of cleared up any doubts

He mentioned this second unit thing before in another thread and I had no idea what he was talking about, and to tell you the truth if he hadnt highlighted it in that statement above, I still would not have had a clue where he got that idea from.

And even though, if he really thought I did want a second item, what was the big deal to tell me no, that's not possible, or that I would have to pay for the next one???

Anyway I'm over it.....I have my Datalogit and couldnt be happier, and I have asked that my personal info be deleted, and/or everything else, if the mods see fit.

Your personal information should be deleted/removed from this public thread. I did blank it out when I quoted it.

Total agreement there.

Ray A.

[Rolls]

Then there is the fact that if you look at ever post by this guy in this thread that he does not check his grammar, so how can you interpret exactly what he meant in any sense. And that just makes an translation that much harder, because the reader has no idea if the writer meant to put a comma in or not. Add the run on sentences, incomplete sentences, and mis-spelled words and its a miracle anyone perceived this writers intentions.

The fact he wrote "ONE UNIT", then wrote "extra special unit" implying a really good single unit, then qualified WHY he wanted an "extra special unit" is 3 reasons why he wanted a single unit, there was nothing to interpret, it was blatant what he wanted lol.

I can see how 'extra special unit' on its own might need clarifying especially if you are from another country but in this case it was pretty explicit.

The reason why I arked up over this is the distributor decided to post his personal email up, I think that is very unprofessional especially over a misunderstanding that was their own fault.

[DatsunMotorSports]

The fact he wrote "ONE UNIT", then wrote "extra special unit" implying a really good single unit, then qualified WHY he wanted an "extra special unit" is 3 reasons why he wanted a single unit, there was nothing to interpret, it was blatant what he wanted lol.

I can see how 'extra special unit' on its own might need clarifying especially if you are from another country but in this case it was pretty explicit.

The reason why I arked up over this is the distributor decided to post his personal email up, I think that is very unprofessional especially over a misunderstanding that was their own fault.

That was my translation as well

"Seems to me the writer is requesting ONE unit that is basically guaranteed to work upon arrival because there is extended ship time."

But someone should have requested clarification if there was any doubt in the translation. A simple check over and revision of the original email from the buyer in the first place would have insured this, if there was any doubt by the seller it should have been followed by a request for that clarification or a confirmation of what they thought the order was.

poor grammar+poor communications=this situation.

[JustinP]

Hey, I'm on your side!

He did use it correctly, the fact he didn't use a comma meant he wanted an 'extra special unit' not an 'extra, special unit'. The distributor who posted his PRIVATE email up on a message board interpreted it as if he had put a comma in.

The distributor is in the wrong x2.

[Room42]

I cant believe there is so much debate about what the guy meant. Is this a skyline forum or year 10 english?

Anyone worth their salt knows that "extra special" means he wanted sprinkles on it. Nothing more.

On topic again. Who elses datalogit has played up and why? How did you fix the problem? Maybe this thread could be useful...

[jan25]

Yea, but after the "extra special unit" I did not stop there,....I went on to say where I was from which is far and it would be lots of headache to return, so that by itself should of cleared up any doubts

He mentioned this second unit thing before in another thread and I had no idea what he was talking about, and to tell you the truth if he hadnt highlighted it in that statement above, I still would not have had a clue where he got that idea from.

And even though, if he really thought I did want a second item, what was the big deal to tell me no, that's not possible, or that I would have to pay for the next one???

Anyway I'm over it.....I have my Datalogit and couldnt be happier, and I have asked that my personal info be deleted, and/or everything else, if the mods see fit.

For all of you who have any doubts:

http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/american/pair#an-extra-pair-of-hands

from Macmillan Dictionary

PHRASES

an extra pair of hands

another person who can help you to do something

An extra pair of hands will make the job that much easier.

in analogy:

could you send me an extra special unit,

another unit which can help you to do something

[Rolls]

you are the only one who thinks it means that

[Room42]

Oh well...Here is my extra special datalogit.

[Rolls]

lol I really shouldn't post at 2am, sure have derailed this thread. : /

[DatsunMotorSports]

Oh well...Here is my extra special datalogit.

YOU STOLE MY BLOODY SPRINKLES!

Give 'em back!

PS, And dont you dare eat any of them!

Edited September 28, 2011 by DatsunMotorSports

[Rolls]

Technically they aren't sprinkles..... now where did my dictionary go.

[DatsunMotorSports]

Im holding your dictionary hostage so that I can black male you into getting my sprinkles back... now what!?

Yes I hopped a jet out there, broke into your house, took your dictionary off the shelf, tucked it into my luggage, and made it home in time for dinner. My Sprinkles.

Edited September 28, 2011 by DatsunMotorSports

[Room42]

Technically they are my wifes sprinkles. I pinched them out the cupboard while she is at work. I'd better put them back before she gets home or we will al be in very big trouble. All the excuses in the dictionary wont help us then. She is a teacher as well so she could very well hand out detention and then we'd all be f**ked.

[ARTZ]

hey guys which windows is best for datalogit, XP or earlier versions..??

just reformatting an old craptop, the graphics is shot but it will only be used for the datalogit so should do the job..

Do I need to add the sprinkles or is that optional

[JonnoHR31]

personally i find xp the best, but thats mainly because i know my way around it better than any other o/s.

[SargeRX8]

I had no issues fiddling with it on windows 7.

[Rolls]

Providing the software actually runs and you have no comport/usb issues it shouldn't matter. If the software is old it may not support 64bit that is all I can think of.

I'd just put 32bit XP on there if this is all you are going to use it for, will be a little bit faster if you don't have much RAM.