"just barely got serviced"

[spacemule]

What does this mean? lol

 

[Lawn Masters]

I dont know what to make of that. the seller only has 6 feedback, most from sellers.
Seems kinda strange to me.

 

[Wood Cutter]

He's trying to get the best of 3 worlds, Husqvarna, Stihl, and dolmar! lol

 

[Lobo]

I think he is saying that it was hardly used.

 

[redprospector]

It's slang.
He could have said, "Just barely got it out of the shop" which wouldn't necissarily mean that he had to out run the shop owner.
I suppose the proper wording would have been "There has only been a short period of time elapsed since this saw has recieved service".
Much shorter to say "Barely serviced".

 

[ray benson]

So it's a western usa euphemism. That's why we didn't get it.

 

[spacemule]

It's slang.
He could have said, "Just barely got it out of the shop" which wouldn't necissarily mean that he had to out run the shop owner.
I suppose the proper wording would have been "There has only been a short period of time elapsed since this saw has recieved service".
Much shorter to say "Barely serviced".

Or, "recently serviced."

 

[SawTroll]

Or, "recently serviced."

You get my vote, but what do I know - living in Norway?

Anyway, the most relevant question would be "what was done at that service".

 

[chainsawworld]

and only $38.73 to ship it to me UPS or $163.50 2nd day air UPS.

 

[alanarbor]

I feel good now, I paid $75 at a yard sale for my 120 super.

 

[chainsawworld]

i paid $75.00 for one and $100.00 for the other. marty

 

[redprospector]

So it's a western usa euphemism. That's why we didn't get it.

Ok, I'll bite.
No Ray, you didn't get it because you applied no common sense when you read it, assuming that everyone has an eloquence with the English language that you do.

What was done at that service? That's what the ask seller a question button is for.

And Ebay is no longer the place to get a bargain on a saw.

 

[Newfie]

Common sense? How the heck did ignorant use of the English language and common sense get mixed up?

 

[spacemule]

Ok, I'll bite.
No Ray, you didn't get it because you applied no common sense when you read it, assuming that everyone has an eloquence with the English language that you do.

What was done at that service? That's what the ask seller a question button is for.

And Ebay is no longer the place to get a bargain on a saw.

definition of "barely"

Main Entry: bare·ly
Function: adverb
1 : in a meager manner : PLAINLY <a barely furnished room>
2 : SCARCELY, HARDLY <barely enough money for lunch>

Hmm, taken denotatively, the add states the saw was barely or scarcely serviced, which is opposite the inferred connotative meaning. At any rate, the advertiser is utilizing improper usage in a standard context that necessitates a standard word. While the colloquialism may invoke the intended meaning to a limited audience, paying for a world-wide audience renders such a narrow focus to be less than logical, and, in fact, may likewise limit his potential buyers as they: 1) have a laugh at his perceived wording botchery 2) scratch their heads trying to figure out what in Hades he’s meaning 3) pass on to the next buyer who is better able to communicate. Although common sense may lead us to infer what the advertiser’s meaning was, it certainly doesn’t necessitate our arrival at such meaning, and it most definitely gives us a target for a good chuckle.

 

[njforestfire]

yeah - what he said.

 

[leweee]

whorehouse euphemisum

I was in a whorehouse once that got raided.... just barely got serviced, :blob5: