'wicks away' - Interesting idea?

[ian Stanbury]

Great news Captain Van Rouge and all very interesting as if you look at Autosocks FAQ's you will find a new verb has entered the english language - 'To wick away'!!

AutoSock... brings you home!

* FAQs

Q1: How do they work?
A1: Basically it's to do with friction. Dry snow and ice sticks to fabric, especially 'woolly' fabric as those of us who remember snowballing in woollen mitts will remember. AutoSock are made from a hairy fabric which sticks to the snow. The fibres, which become hairier with use, are arranged at right angles to the direction of travel to optimise grip. Very importantly, the specially developed textile also "wicks away" any water that's found between the ground and the tyre, (generated e.g. by the warmth of the sun, or wheel spin), thereby maximising the friction grip.

 

[pepper]

http://www.yourdictionary.com/wick

I don't know what's wrong with the sentence?

I understand what they mean, but can't see what's grammatically wrong.

There again I'm only a numpty who left school with just CSE's, I thought being a trained killer sounded like much more fun at 16.

 

[claude van rouge]

I'm with Pepper on this - I can't see what's wrong with the verb 'to wick'.

I posted the link to Autosocks web site in my post so that forum members could read for themselves about the product and to save chunks of someone else's (copyrighted) text being copied and pasted onto the R4 forum.

 

[Bluebell]

I agree, and if you go into any decent sports shop you'll see the walking shirts designed wick away the sweat and described as such on the labels.

Another use of 'wick' is the noun used in Yorkshire to describe unwanted tough grass that grows in the garden.

 

[pepper]

That's basically where I know the verb from, I use a lot of cycling tops and a lot of them are sold on their abilities to wick sweat away from the body to keep you drier than if you just used cotton.

 

[ian Stanbury]

I suppose you are correct team

But does anyone actually know anyone called Wick or Wicks?

My children went to a school in Wix Lane in Clapham, which no doubt in Victorian times had a candle factory in it - Thats a single candle Pepper, nor Fork Handles...

And just out of interest what is a Numpty? Humpty Dumptys' sister or brother?

 

[paulandpat]

Not quite the same as 'he's getting on my wick' then!!
I had a look at the german equivalent of that site yesterday and it seems that there are nearly 2 pages of winter tyres available on the continent.
Seem to remember having a car fitted with 'Trayals' in the past that were quite good.

 

[Bluebell]

Well there's Malcolm that works down your way. Is he still Minister for Energy? Could do with some of that round here.

As for numpty. Pepper definitely isn't one so who is?

 

[pepper]

I always thought numpty was a Scottish term.


Scottish usage:
a) Someone who (sometimes unwittingly) by speech or action demonstrates a lack of knowledge or misconception of a particular subject or situation to the amusement of others.

b) A good humoured admonition, a term of endearment

c) A reckless, absent minded or unwise person
a) "No. That wisnae wit she meant, ya big numpty!"

b) i.e. "Silly billy", "You big dafty"

c) "That numpty's driving with no lights on!"