On Saturday 17 January 2009, Jonathan Blake wrote: > On Sat, Jan 17, 2009 at 9:01 AM, Ingo Kloecker > > <projectaon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > On Saturday 17 January 2009, Simon Osborne wrote: > >> Oh, good grief . . . ;-) > >> > >> Ingo Kloecker wrote: > >> > 21votm 179: and the engine sputters into life. > >> > >> OK as-is. > >> > >> > Looking for >splutter<... > >> > 02smr 290: your engine begins to splutter and backfire. > >> > 03toz 183: the engine starts to cough and splutter. > >> > >> OK as-is. > >> > >> > 03toz 106: the engine coughs and splutters into life. > >> > >> OK as-is > > > > There's a slight inconsistency here between the engine in 21votm > > and the engines in 02smr and 03toz. But maybe engines in the world > > of Lone Wolf sputter while engines in the world of Cal Phoenix > > splutter. :-) > > I think in the case of engine, the can be said to "splutter" when > they run roughly. Yeah. In particular, the engines of large motorcycles sound as if they were spluttering. :-) Regards, Ingo ~~~~~~ Manage your subscription at http://www.freelists.org/list/projectaon