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

[Joseph Hadzima]

Now That's better!

--- Hank <hnw555 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Oops, fingers went too fast.  TANSTAAFL!
> 
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Hank <hnw555 at gmail.com>
> Date: Feb 13, 2007 1:05 PM
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Musings from the Marina OR
> Entry for
> theWorstnon-fiction writing award
> To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> 
> To your grok I add TANSTAFFL!!
> 
> Hank
> 
> On 2/13/07, 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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HADZ (a.k.a. joe)

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