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You might have a party trying to delve into the word "fixin".
Southern primarily.
Functionally, it means "preparing" in the context I believe you are using.
"I'm fixin' to kick your ass!"
You could use "fixing" as an intransitive verb for repairing something.
"I am fixing my YZ250 right now."
OK, there's a good enough lesson here that I'll actually throw it into the thread.
Steal is a verb which means to take what is not yours.
Steel is an alloy made of iron and another or some other metal(s). Curiously enough, you can also use the word as a verb which means "to make strong," as in the example below:
"He steeled his resolve and leapt from the harrowing precipice."
I'm not sure how one would confuse the two, but I've seen it more than once on here.
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Exit: to leave.
Excite: to cause excitement or to agitate.
Over the weekend in San Diego, we grabbed two Honda's to compare and contrast. We've already looked at Ken Roczen's Honda HRC CRF450R in this Factory Ride Video here if you want a more detailed break down. Here, we can see how the Smartop/Bullfrog Spas/Motoconcepts bike of Vince Friese compares to the factory effort. At the bottom of the story, there is a poll for you to vote on which bike you like better. This is about the machinery, not the racer. [sic]
*Hondas.
Manufacture is a verb, meaning to make something. It originally meant "to make something by hand," I would bet - hence the "Manu" part at the beginning of the word (manual, manos, manipulate, etc.)
A Manufacturer is someone who manufactures something. Therefore, KTM, Yamaha, Suzuki, Ducati, etc., are all manufacturers.
Guessing you saw it in moto-related?
Yeah, I think I saw "manufacture" when someone was talking about an OEM over in the moto forum.
I saw a few errors in Klinger's article on the Suzuki bolt torque settings today (https://www.vitalmx.com/features/Tech-Tip-Make-Your-RM-Z-Handle-Better-…, for reference). "Peek" vs. "Peak" is one that jumped out. Here is the difference:
Peek means to look at something quickly or sneakily. "I knew there was something I shouldn't see but I couldn't help but take a peek."
a Peak refers to the tip of a mountain, or by analogy, the highest point of something, i.e., "the peak of Mt. Everest," or At his peak, MC was unbeatable."
Pique is to excite or arouse suspicion or interest. "The free shipping offer piqued his attention."
Fixings or fixin's are the items you would use to garnish a hamburger, chili, baked potato, or other base food. (A twice-baked potato with all the fixin's.)
*Note that the apostrophe is to indicate a missing letter, not a pluralization of fixing.
Piece and Peace.
Pit Row
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Adjective: a word that modifies a noun.
In other words, it is a descriptive word which changes the meaning of a person, place or thing that you are describing. So, instead of simply, "mountains," you get, "tall, cold, foreboding mountains."
Adverb: a word that modifies a verb.
In other words, it is a word which changes the meaning of an action. Adverbs most often end in -ly. So, instead of "riding," you get, "riding aggressively, ridiculously fast or with utter abandon."
Faith vs. Fate.
You know, with all intensive purposes.
Fate is akin to destiny. It is an event that "was bound to happen," or "meant to be." It often describes someone's demise, as in, He met his fate.
Fun fact, the term "fate" comes from the Greek demi-gods, The Fates, who were scribes, writing the history of Man. Whatever they wrote was said to come to pass. Tempting the Fates, or tempting fate refers to doing something that would attract the attention of one or more of the Fates, thereby making her write about you. (Greeks hoped they would go unnoticed and live out their lives.)
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