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

[Hank]

Oops, fingers went too fast.  TANSTAAFL!

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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
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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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