Re: grammar and spelling - OT

["ketron" <aketron@nwoknet.net>]

or giclee? ;-)

Ann K
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Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2000 6:46 PM
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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