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Old 09-16-2013, 06:21 PM   #1
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Truck or Pick-up

So I have a topic that just bothers me. Why do people feel the need to correct me when I call my 71 c-10 a truck? They say I didn't know you drive a truck I thought it was a "pick-up". my wife and I both call it a truck and we both get corrected. is it just the area of the country we live in? the smart A$$ I am say if its not a truck then why does my license plate say commercial truck or if they have farm plates it says farm truck? So I'm just asking what does everyone else call them trucks or pick-ups?
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Old 09-16-2013, 06:23 PM   #2
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Re: Truck or Pick-up

Meh bimmer, beamer, truck, pick up, I personally don't care, I say truck cause pick up is 2 syllables
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Old 09-16-2013, 06:30 PM   #3
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Don't forget "Rig".
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Old 09-16-2013, 06:43 PM   #4
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Re: Truck or Pick-up

Either one. I prefer to say truck, but really don't care. If somebody has a problem with you calling it a truck, kindly point them to the hottest country truck song right now by Jason Aldean, titled Night Train. He calls it a "truck" multiple times. And, no. It isn't a semi.

I'm sure you could find half a dozen other country songs that call it a truck, and another half dozen that call it a pickup.
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Old 09-16-2013, 06:55 PM   #5
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Semantics and nothing more. I call it "my truck" but when I type it out I say "'72 Chevy pickup truck...."

I do not call an "engine" a "motor." :-)
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Old 09-16-2013, 08:08 PM   #6
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Re: Truck or Pick-up

Some of that has to do with where you are in the country too. Truck, pickup, pick-em-up, all the same thing depending on where you are.

Around here you hear both truck and pickup, but I think truck is more prevalent.

I call it a truck.
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Old 09-16-2013, 08:09 PM   #7
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Semantics and nothing more. I call it "my truck" but when I type it out I say "'72 Chevy pickup truck...."

I do not call an "engine" a "motor." :-)
Motors run on electricity, engines run on gas. That I do correct people on.



"What motor is in your truck?"

"12 volt..."
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Old 09-16-2013, 08:27 PM   #8
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They are pickup trucks. That's what they are. So,they are pickups and they are trucks. Semis are Semi trucks. They are semis and they are trucks. Some people are stupid. They are people and they are stupid. They are stupid people
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Old 09-16-2013, 08:35 PM   #9
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They are pickup trucks. That's what they are. So,they are pickups and they are trucks. Semis are Semi trucks. They are semis and they are trucks. Some people are stupid. They are people and they are stupid. They are stupid people
I think I want to print that and hang it up
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Old 09-16-2013, 08:38 PM   #10
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Motors run on electricity, engines run on gas. That I do correct people on.



"What motor is in your truck?"

"12 volt..."
Why is it Ford Motor Co. building motor cars?
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Old 09-16-2013, 08:41 PM   #11
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Truck or Rat......
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Old 09-16-2013, 08:49 PM   #12
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They are pickup trucks. That's what they are. So,they are pickups and they are trucks. Semis are Semi trucks. They are semis and they are trucks. Some people are stupid. They are people and they are stupid. They are stupid people
a semi is a "big truck."

my C-10 is a "truck." An "old truck" specifically. I only call it a "pickup" to someone that doesn't know anything about cars/trucks.
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Old 09-16-2013, 09:31 PM   #13
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Never really paid attention but now that you asked..... I tend to call my 72 a pick-up and my 08 1ton a truck buuuuttt sometimes I call them the other way around.
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Old 09-16-2013, 09:37 PM   #14
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Truck for me. Pickup just never sounded right.
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Old 09-16-2013, 09:37 PM   #15
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Pick 'em up truck... Git 'R dun
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Old 09-16-2013, 09:53 PM   #16
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My brother -in-law always corrects me on the motor engine debate. I just send him this info from Pennzoil. HAH! I makes no difference to me. North is engine and South is motor.


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Old 09-16-2013, 10:47 PM   #17
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Oh good Lord. It's a pickup truck. Agree with Tim, some people are just dense. Some people just like to argue, about nothing of particular importance. I recommend calling it exactly whatever "they" say it isn't, whenever "they" are around. AND call your engine a motor just to rub it in.
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Old 09-16-2013, 11:17 PM   #18
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I have always said truck. The number one thing I hear from people is "what year is your truck?" lol. Semantics.
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Old 09-16-2013, 11:30 PM   #19
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So I have a topic that just bothers me. Why do people feel the need to correct me when I call my 71 c-10 a truck? They say I didn't know you drive a truck I thought it was a "pick-up". my wife and I both call it a truck and we both get corrected. is it just the area of the country we live in? the smart A$$ I am say if its not a truck then why does my license plate say commercial truck or if they have farm plates it says farm truck? So I'm just asking what does everyone else call them trucks or pick-ups?
Most of us rednecks call them pick-em-up-trucks.
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Old 09-16-2013, 11:32 PM   #20
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Truck, just my 2 pennies
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Old 09-16-2013, 11:47 PM   #21
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Motors run on electricity, engines run on gas. That I do correct people on.



"What motor is in your truck?"

"12 volt..."
So???? is it a rocket motor or engine? boat motor or engine? again semantics
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Old 09-17-2013, 12:17 AM   #22
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Didn't realize this was an issue...

To me it's no different than Chevy and Chevrolet.
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They are pickup trucks. That's what they are. So,they are pickups and they are trucks. Semis are Semi trucks. They are semis and they are trucks. Some people are stupid. They are people and they are stupid. They are stupid people
That is pure gold man! I love that!
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Old 09-17-2013, 04:39 AM   #24
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. . . .

Now THIS . . . is a truck !!!

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Old 09-17-2013, 04:47 AM   #25
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Down south you hear both pickup or truck. I've said both but i say truck more. Just depends on what i'm saying.

Never ran into anyone who corrects me saying i thought you have a pickup when i said truck. I guess some people are just stupid. Pickup trucks pickup, pick-em-up whateverrrr its a truck err pickup ughhhhh whatever ya wanna say hahaha. Whatever floats your boat:P


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They are pickup trucks. That's what they are. So,they are pickups and they are trucks. Semis are Semi trucks. They are semis and they are trucks. Some people are stupid. They are people and they are stupid. They are stupid people
I have to like print that out or something! This is classic! lol
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