[Rhodes22-list] Punctuation

[Bill Effros]

Slim,

As far as I'm concerned, you don't over-punctuate.  They under-punctuate.

Bill Effros

Slim wrote:
> 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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