Another month, another rationality quotes thread. The rules are:
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Huh. I thought I was familiar with all the American English spelling distinctions. (I checked that Google autocorrected it anyway, but apparently it was too smart for me.) My mistake.
I've never had cause to write the term down myself. If I recall, I copy and pasted it directly from that wikipedia article, choosing which of the excessive number of location appropriate spelling variants was most aesthetically pleasing to me at the time.
Incidentally, I don't have an excessive amounts of practical car knowledge. I've had some interest in the theory behind f... (read more)