You don't like the term, I don't like the term, Jim doesn't like the term, anybody else what to get in on this? There are lots of recent word usages I don't like. Maybe I can put together a list of them for ratification. Like "I could care less". Mark
mcneely4@cox.net wrote: > ---- mark drillock<mdrillock@COX.NET> wrote: >> Don said he had never heard of engines being sold as "turnkey" and I >> pointed out they are commonly sold under just that label. These >> companies explicitly sell built up engines packaged for simple >> installation and they say so right up front...... > > And to sell such a product under the consumer understood term "turn key" is not appropriate, since one cannot turn a key and use the product. Pretty simple. > >> >> Mark >> |
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