[Rhodes22-list] Punctuation

[Slim]

Brad,

I was trying to make a "pun" on "punctuation" which Elle pointed out is the
lowest form of humor, and we all know that when it comes to "humor,", (I
proudly admit,) there's no one lower than I.

(And by the way, isn't it two words, and spelled "Feng Shui?").  Nor should
you use apostrophes in lieu of quotation marks.

"Slim"
{The "punctuation police"}

On 2/13/07 2:39 PM, "Brad Haslett" <flybrad at gmail.com> wrote:

> Actually boys and girls, it is 'fungshway' in China.
> 
> Brad
> 
> 
> On 2/13/07, Bill Effros <bill at effros.com> wrote:
>> 
>> I didn't know that.
>> 
>> Bill Effros
>> 
>> Slim wrote:
>>> 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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