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

[Robert Skinner]

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
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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...