Audio Cliche Usage Guide


To help all those in need, I propose the Audiogon Audio Cliche Usage Guide.
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Audio Cliche #1 - "My lost is your gain". Correct usage, "My loss is your gain".

Lost means missing, or no longer possessed. If you still own the unit, then you still possess the unit, and it is not lost.

Loss refers to the decrease in the amount of money resulting from re-selling the item at a lower price on Audiogon.
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Audio Cliche #2 - "I sold all my gears." Correct usage, "I sold all my gear."

Gears refers to several multi-toothed wheels used in motors and machinery.

Gear is a collective term that means all the components that comprise a system...like an audio system.
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"If your reading this ad you already know..."

Two problems:

Problem #1 - Minor. The word is "you're" (you are) not "your" (possessive). Considered a minor problem because we all make that mistake once in awhile.

Problem #2 - Major. The statement itself is absurd on its face. I personally have a minor obsession with reading ads about stuff I've never heard of. That gets complicated, as well, when the text of the ad reads something like, "The Sonic Frenzy LB-RF Mark IV is the last one you'll ever buy." Last what? Is it a power cord, a preamp, a volume knob demagnetizer? What?