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Re: Audience Analysis (WAS: Momentarily press and then release?)
Subject:Re: Audience Analysis (WAS: Momentarily press and then release?) From:"Michael West" <mwest -at- oz -dot- quest -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Thu, 7 Dec 2000 17:58:24 +1100
"Robbie Cooper" writes::
> As a former large-diesel mechanic (and still part-time engine-tinkerer) the
> best word is "bump" the engine. I cannot imagine a single mechanic who does
> not know that the term "bump" means to turn the engine a few revolutions
> without causing it to start.
Nick Klasovsky writes:
The word you are looking for is "jog". This term is commonly used throughout
the manufacturing industry. Many machines have buttons to do this, labeled
"JOG".
Is this a great profession or what?
--
Michael West
Melbourne
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| earth-bound life, but not to a drugged
| balloonist
| -- Bertrand Russell, _ABC of Relativity_
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