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Originally Posted by HarryT
Being entirely ignorant of the workings of the oily bits of cars, I can well imagine that one might adjust the size of a hole to set the rate at which something flows through it?
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... and still call those 'breaks?' I don't think so. You call those jets, apertures, or valves. You don't call them 'breaks.' Being ignorant of the workings of a car doesn't mean you are ignorant of English vocabulary. Something that is 'broken' is something that gets fixed or replaced. Something that is out of adjustment gets adjusted. Even people who know nothing about repairing cars know that brakes get adjusted as well as repaired and replaced. Holes in hoses do not. I made a spelling error. Please don't make a discussion error. It's beneath you.
Stitchawl