<VV> Dampers vs Pamperers?

[Sethracer at aol.com]

In a message dated 4/27/2010 10:15:04 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
corvairduval at cox.net writes:

Hmm,  damper is also a shock  absorber.

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/dampener

So it  is a vibration dampener, but a suspension damper. Now why do 
people think  English is so hard?

Frank DuVal



So, Frank - Shocks are dampers - until they leak, then they are  dampeners? 
 
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Seth  Emerson

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