[Rhodes22-list] Punctuation

[Slim]

The Chinese call it pungshway.

On 2/13/07 2:06 PM, "Bill Effros" <bill at effros.com> wrote:

> 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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