[Rhodes22-list] Musings from the Marina OR Entry for theWorstnon-fiction writing award

[Bill Effros]

Thanks, Slim,

That was my point.

Bill Effros

Slim wrote:
> Robert,
>
> What Bill was pointing out was the apostrophe before the word indicating
> it's a contraction of the word abated or 'bated, and not that the word's
> origin is American but that in American English that's how we'd spell it.  I
> doubt he missed your intended bait.
>
> Slim
>
> On 2/13/07 11:55 AM, "Robert Skinner" <robert at squirrelhaven.com> wrote:
>
>   
>> Bill,  
>>
>> Of course "bated" is the correct spelling.  And the
>> origin is not American.  From the link that I
>> provided:  "Shakespeare is the first writer known to
>> use it, in The Merchant of Venice"
>>
>> 1.  You don't get the joke.
>>
>> 2.  You don't get the joke.
>>
>> 3.  You don't get the joke.
>>
>> The bait in this case is the offer of more musings
>> from our esteemed elle -- and good bait it is!
>>
>> You might note, if you were not correcting from the
>> hip, that I included a reference describing the
>> origins and correct usage of the term "bated".
>> I figured that anyone who noted the acknowledged
>> odd spelling would get the hint.
>>
>> Really, man, you are in no position to critique
>> until you have groked the fullness of a message.
>> And maybe not even then.
>>
>> Please be more respectful in the future.
>>
>> Thank you,
>> /Robert
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grok
>> --------------------------------------------------
>> Bill Effros wrote:
>>     
>>> I believe the correct American spelling is 'bated, making more clear
>>> what is intended.
>>>
>>> Bill Effros
>>>
>>> Robert Skinner wrote:
>>>       
>>>> We await with baited [yeah, I meant to spell
>>>> it that way] breath.
>>>>
>>>> /Robert
>>>> http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-bai1.htm
>>>> -----------------------------------------------
>>>> elle wrote:
>>>>
>>>>         
>>>>> Dan,
>>>>> The 'Musings' are a function of the boredom factor...
>>>>>           
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