RE: grammar and spelling - OT

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Ah yes, but you can also use mat to mean not glossy...

Tim A

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> From: owner-epson-inkjet@leben.com
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> Sent: January 20, 2000 5:47 PM
> To: epson-inkjet@leben.com
> Subject: grammar and spelling - OT
>
>
> Bill Gore writes re TomCat:
>
> <<One person had complimented him on his help but mentioned that
> he should be
>
> more careful of his grammar and spelling.>>
>
> I don't often get much out of TC's posts, but I think he's fun and
> thought-provoking to have on the list. My day job is
> copyeditor/proofreader,
> and believe me, he is not the only or even the worst offender
> when it comes
> to grammar and spelling. Let's not be snobby, Bill: in that same post you
> said " one of its' users", when the correct usage would've been
> "one of its
> users."  I presume your apostrophe was decorative.   Personally,
> I think that
> as long as we can figure out what people mean, perfect spelling
> and grammar
> are niceties.  (That being said, one of my pet peeves is when
> otherwise savvy
> ARTISTS say "the matte"  to mean "the heavy paper border one uses
> to set off
> an artwork" -- "Matte" is an adjective meaning "not glossy."
> What they mean
> is "the mat."  I think it's sorta like "shoppe" -- they think it looks
> swankier than "mat.")   :-)
> Pat
>
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