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

[Slim]

Myself, I tend to, um, well, over-punctuate...  Especially, with commas.  My
new year's resolution is to stop using "quotation" marks all over the
"place" and parentheses unless they're absolutely necessary (for the
understanding.)  I will not, however, stop using the double hyphen--I love
it so--because it enables me to make long, run-on sentences--which I
like--and it reflects my fragmented way of thinking.  Also, I promise to
never again leave my participles dangling.

Slim  

On 2/13/07 1:15 PM, "Bill Effros" <bill at effros.com> wrote:

> 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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